Singapore seizes illegal health products worth over $38,000

By VNA April 22, 2025 | 04:34 pm PT

Police officers patrol the Esplanade Waterfront in Singapore 2018. Photo by Reuters

Singapore recently conducted a raid in its southern part, seizing illegally manufactured health products and related items worth about S$51,000 (US$39,000), its Health Sciences Authority (HSA) said this week.

During the raid on March 21 at a residential flat, the HSA confiscated over 18,000 units of prescription medicines and supplements for sexual enhancement, several pieces of equipment and paraphernalia used to manufacture capsules, along with 30 e-vaporizers and related components.

The authority said in a statement that it has not detected the sale of the illegally manufactured products online.

Under Singapore's law, individuals found guilty of importing, manufacturing or supplying illegal health products face a two-year jail term, a S$50,000 fine, or both.

Those convicted of importing, distributing or selling e-vaporizers, commonly known as vapes, face a $10,000 fine or six-month imprisonment for their first offense. The punishment doubles for a second or subsequent offense.