Singapore authorities caught 2,589 people for possessing or using vaporisers between 1 Jan and 31 March, the Ministry of Health (MOH) and the Health Sciences Authority (HSA) said in a joint statement on Monday (4 May).

Among them, 377 cases involved etomidate-laced vaporisers, while the remaining 2,212 offenders were regular vaporiser offenders.

Authorities also seized over 36,000 vaporisers and related components during the same period, uncovering 24 smuggling cases.

More than 250 offenders placed on rehab programmes

Since enforcement measures were stepped up in Sept 2025, 256 additional offenders have been placed on mandatory rehabilitation programmes in the first three months of 2026.

This brings the total number of offenders sent for rehabilitation to 520.

According to the authorities, 123 offenders have completed the programme thus far.

Additionally, the enhanced framework mandates rehabilitation for first-time etomidate vape offenders and second-time vape offenders.