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The same law that makes it illegal for Singapore residents to consume drugs overseas also applies to those found using vapes laced with etomidate, said Senior Minister of State for Home Affairs Faishal Ibrahim on Monday (Sept 22).Associate Professor Faishal wUsed etomidate vapes overseas? Singapore residents will be treated as drug abusers if caught upon return, warns Faishal Ibrahim
The same law that makes it illegal for Singapore residents to consume drugs overseas also applies to those found using vapes laced with etomidate, said Senior Minister of State for Home Affairs Faishal Ibrahim on Monday (Sept 22).Associate Professor Faishal was responding to a parliamentary question from Member of Parliament Yip Hon Weng on whether the Government will consider prosecuting Singapore citizens who abuse vapes laced with Kpods.Parliament resumed today after it was dissolved in April, to debate the President’s Address. Under the Misuse of Drugs Act (MDA) it states that a citizen or permanent resident who consumes drugs overseas “may be dealt as if that offence had been committed within Singapore”.With etomidate classified under the MDA as a Class C drug since Sept 1, Assoc Prof Faishal said that the law applies to those who abuse the drug overseas.Etomidate was previously listed under the Poisons Act, where abusers only face a fine when caught. Read more