Abomthetho basanda kubamba ababalelwa ku-30,000 imikhiqizo ye-vape kufihlwe emthwalweni wezinkukhu eziqandisiwe. Lokhu kwenzeke ngesikhathi i-Immigration and Checkpoints Authority (ICA) ibheka umthwalo owawuthuthwa uyiswa ezweni endaweni yokuhlola yase-Tuas.
Ngomhla ziyi-17 kuLwezi cishe ngehora lesi-3 ekuseni, amaphoyisa amisa imoto ebhalisiwe yaseMalaysia endaweni yokuhlola kodwa athola ukuthi phakathi kwezinqamu zenkukhu eqandisiwe, izimpahla zazifihlwe ngokucophelela. Imikhiqizo ibisemabhokisini abegoqwe ngezikhwama ezimnyama zokulahla udoti afihlwe ngaphansi kwamapulangwe emoto endaweni yokuphumula umshayeli.
Lapho eshaqwe futhi ehlolwa yi-Health Sciences Authority (HSA), amaphoyisa athola isamba esingu-27006 esigcwaliswe kabusha. ama-vape pods futhi 2,600 ama-e-cigarette alahlwayo. Kuvidiyo ye-ICA Facebook enesihloko esithi “Owinile owinile inkukhu dinner”, izikhulu ze-ICA zikhombisa indawo yokuhlola kanye nokutholwa kwamabhokisi. Le vidiyo iphinde ikhombise ngesikhathi amabhokisi avulwa kanye nokubalwa kwenqwaba yemikhiqizo eshushisayo eyabanjwa.
Lokhu kufihlwa kwengeza enanini elandayo lemikhiqizo ye-vape eshushumbiswe kuleli esikhathini esidlule. Sekuvele amarekhodi asemthethweni akhombisa ukuthi izikhulu ze-HSA bezilokhu zithatha inani elandayo lemikhiqizo ye-vape kule minyaka edlule. Ngokusho kwamarekhodi e-HAS asemthethweni, ngo-2017 kuphela imikhiqizo yokuphefumula engu-1,565 eyathathwa ngamaphoyisa e-HSA ngenkathi ishushumbiswa ingena ezweni. Isibalo sesikhule safinyelela ku-7,593 imikhiqizo yevape ethathwe ngokungemthetho eyayishushumbiswe kuleli ngo-2021. Manje inani seliphindeke kane lafinyelela emikhiqizweni engaphezu kuka-30,000 ngo-2022. Ngokwezindaba zasendaweni isibalo esikhulu kunazo zonke semikhiqizo ebanjwe ngokungemthetho ezweni ibilinganiselwa ku-60,000. ilulame ngesikhathi sokusebenza kuka-Okthoba 2021.
Ukuvinjelwa kwemikhiqizo ye-vaping eSingapore kusolwa ngokwanda kwenani lemikhiqizo engekho emthethweni eshushumbiswa kuleli. Ngo-Ephreli 2022, iStraits Times yabika ukuthi lapho izwe livula imingcele yalo yomhlaba ngo-2022, abantu abaningi baseSingapore bavakashela eJohor Bahru. izitolo ze-vape ukwenza lezi izitolo ethandwa kakhulu. Buying noma ukuba nemikhiqizo ye-vaping akukho emthethweni futhi uma kutholakala kuzoheha inhlawulo efika ku-$2,000. Labo abatholakala bengenisa, basabalalisa noma bethengisa le mikhiqizo cishe bazobhekana nezijeziso ezinzima. I-Singapore ivimbele ukuthengiswa nokusetshenziswa kwemikhiqizo ye-vaping. Lokhu kuvinjelwa kusho ukuthi ukusebenzisa le mikhiqizo kuwukwephula umthetho. Lokhu kungenzeka kudale izinkinga eziningi kubantu abazama ukungenisa le mikhiqizo ezweni ngezindlela ezingaphansi komhlaba.
Kakade abanye balabo abatholakala beshushumbisa noma bethengisa le mikhiqizo bagwetshwe ukuhlala ejele izinyanga ezingu-6 noma bakhokhe inhlawulo engu-$10,000. Izaphula-mthetho eziphindayo zizodonsa izigwebo eziphindwe kabili noma zikhokhe izinhlawulo eziphezulu. Uhulumeni waseSingapore ubeke lezi zinyathelo ezinzima zokuvikela izakhamuzi zawo emthelela oyingozi wemikhiqizo eshisayo. Lokhu kuhloswe ngokukhethekile ukuqinisekisa ukuthi abantu abasha baseSingapore ababeyimilutha yemikhiqizo yokukhipha umhwamuko abayitholi izandla kule mikhiqizo.
I-HSA inengosi ye-inthanethi lapho ikhuthaza khona izakhamuzi ukuthi zisize ekulweni nokungenisa nokudayiswa kwale mikhiqizo engekho emthethweni ngokubika amacala anjalo kuphothali. I-HSA iphinde ifune izakhamizi ukuthi zishayele ku-6684-2037 noma ku-6684-2036 ukuze zibike amacala anjalo egatsheni layo elilawula ugwayi. Le nombolo ivulwa phakathi nezinsuku phakathi kuka-9:00 am no-5:30 pm.
