Man fined for posting vape content on social media, possession of vapes
Krish Khalifa was fined $14,000 and jailed for promoting vaping content on social media and possessing vapes in Singapore.Summary
Krish Khalifa, 26, also known as Rapperboya, was fined $12,000 by the Health Sciences Authority (HSA) for posting e-vaporiser-related content on his social media accounts and an additional $2,000 for possessing vapes between 2023 and 2024. He pleaded guilty to five vape-related charges, including promoting the use of imitation tobacco products, and other offenses like money laundering and a rash act, for which he was also jailed. The HSA began investigating after receiving complaints about Khalifa’s TikTok videos showing him vaping, including a post depicting him with an e-vaporiser while sleeping as a response to a previous offense. He posted nine videos and photographs promoting vaping on his social media channels. HSA has increased surveillance and fined 38 people for similar offenses this year, emphasizing a zero-tolerance approach to the promotion of e-vaporisers, particularly to prevent youth experimentation.
(Source：Straitstimes)
