Singaporean accused of supplying etomidate to fill Kpods, among 4 S’poreans arrested
A Singaporean man who lost contact with his family after going to Vietnam has been arrested during a raid on a syndicate that allegedly trafficked in etomidate-laced e-vaporisers, also known as ‘Kpods’.
30-year-old Oh Jiang Fong was one of four Singaporeans arrested, reported Viet Nam News.
Source: Oh Hwee Ngor on Facebook
Vietnam police arrest 2 men, seize vape pods & etomidate
The Ho Chi Minh City Police Department’s Drug Crime Investigation Division reportedly began probing the group in early July.
After weeks of surveillance, police raided a rented house in the city and arrested two men — Malaysian Hoo Jia How and Singaporean Melvin Tan Junjie, both 30.
1,331 vape pods and 140 millilitres of etomidate-infused liquid were seized.
Source: Tạp chí An ninh mạng Việt Nam on Facebook
Singaporean allegedly supplied etomidate
Later, Oh was arrested. He is accused of supplying the etomidate-laced liquid to fill the pods.
Footage from the authorities showed him handcuffed next to other suspects.
Source: Tạp chí An ninh mạng Việt Nam on Facebook
According to the police, the group allegedly injected etomidate into the pods before distributing the Kpods locally.
The Kpods were allegedly sold to both Vietnamese and foreigners. Some of the buyers allegedly used them for drug events or resold them.
10 foreigners among 65 people arrested in Vietnam
During further police raids, two more distribution networks were disrupted.
A total of 65 suspects were arrested, including 10 foreigners.
The foreigners comprised four Singaporeans, four Malaysians and two Taiwanese.
Source: Ho Chi Minh City Police Department via Viet Nam News
Among the items seized were nearly 2,000 Kpods and 140 millilitres of etomidate liquid.
Man’s family became worried when he became uncontactable in Vietnam
Oh left Singapore on 16 July and was due to return home on 18 July, according to his sister in a now-deleted Facebook post on 24 July.
The Singapore Embassy in Ho Chi Minh City had informed the family that there was a record of him entering Vietnam, but no record of him leaving the country.
The family thus became worried, especially as they had been unable to contact him.
Source: Oh Hwee Ngor on Facebook
In her appeal, she added that her family had alerted both the police and the Singapore Embassy.
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Featured image adapted from Tạp chí An ninh mạng Việt Nam on Facebook.
