SINGAPORE: The Health Sciences Authority HSA has identified two people who were recently filmed vaping and smoking in a Sentosa cable car, and found more vaping and smoking in their homes.
The two 24 year-old men are currently helping in further investigations, the agency said in a press release on Friday. After being alerted to the TikTok video on Sunday, the agency said it conducted checks on Tuesday at the homes of the man who was seen vaping and the other man who took the video.
A total of 11 e-vaporisers and 16 related components were found in their homes.
Cable car operator Mount Faber Leisure Group said earlier this week that a police report was lodged over the incident.
The footage was originally shared on TikTok by user shu 2899, who has since set the account to private. Copies and screengrabs of the video were subsequently reposted on social media.
In the clip, one person is seen smoking and taking out a cigarette while another uses an e-vaporiser. There were three people in the cable car at the time, with the third not seen in the clip.
Before the cable car arrived at its destination, someone can be heard saying: Keep, keep, keep! The person with the e-vaporiser then proceeds to take one more puff from his device before putting it away.
HSA said it took a very serious view on the possession and use of banned e-vaporisers and related items.
The men had blatantly flouted the law by using an e-vaporiser and flaunting their illegal act in a TikTok video, said HSA.
The cable car operator says that smoking is not allowed in cable car cabins and no smoking signs are displayed at all cable car stations and cabins.
The purchase, use, or ownership of an e-vaporiser can result in fines of up to S $2,000 per offence.
It is an offence to import, sell or distribute such products under the Tobacco Control of Advertisements and Sale Act. A person found guilty of the crime can be fined up to S $10,000, jailed for up to six months, or both, for the first offense.
There is a fine of up to S20,000, a jail term of up to a year, or both.