Two women have been caught for attempting to bring in a total of 2,400 heat sticks and four vapes via Changi Terminal 4, the Immigration and Checkpoints Authority (ICA) said in a Facebook post on Wednesday (Sept 10).The two cases were detected last Saturday (Sept 6), beginning with a female Romanian traveller at 1.45pm.She was selected for enhanced checks as ICA officers flagged her for potentially carrying a prohibited item into Singapore.Almost 1,200 heat sticks — heat-not-burn tobacco — and two e-vaporisers were discovered in her possession, ICA said.Heat sticks refer to cylindrical tobacco products that can be placed within an electronic device that increases the temperature of the stick, releasing an aerosol containing nicotine and tobacco.Close to midnight, ICA officers then profiled a female South Korean work permit holder for checks, asking her if she had anything to declare at customs.However, the woman claimed she had nothing to declare, and officers proceeded with a thorough check on her belongings.Nearly 1,200 heat sticks and two vapes were subsequently found, ICA said. Read more