SINGAPORE — The anti-vaping blitz has extended to areas near schools, with enforcement officers conducting checks outside five institutes of higher learning (IHL) across Singapore on Monday (July 14).In total, 27 people were caught and fined for vaping in enforcement operations conducted at several community hot spots, the Health Sciences Authority (HSA) told The Straits Times.Another eight persons were caught for underage smoking.Those caught were aged 17 to 66 years old, said HSA, which added that 31 e-vaporisers were seized in the four-hour-long operation.[[nid:720201]]Work in the East started just after 11am, with HSA officers positioning themselves at various spots where people gather outside the institutes.Within the first hour, a man was caught loitering at a HDB void deck across from the school, with a vape around his neck.HSA officers confiscated his vape, suspected to be a Kpod or etomidate-laced pod.Etomidate is an anaesthetic agent used in clinical practice. It is classified as a poison under the Poisons Act. This means a licence is required for its importation or sale. Read more