Six individuals were convicted on September 17 for their roles in a criminal syndicate involved in storing and distributing nearly 58,000 vape products across two rented locations in Singapore. The cache included approximately 17,000 vaporizers, which were housed in a terraced house in Lentor and a condominium unit in the Canberra area of Sembawang.
The court identified Wong Ee Wei, 29, and Kenneth Tan Hong Chang, 31, as the syndicate leaders. Both admitted to their leadership roles, with Wong earning up to around S$280,000 and Tan approximately S$36,000 from their activities. The pair reportedly took direction from an individual known only as "Nobody," believed to be operating out of Malaysia. Wong and Tan were responsible for managing the storage sites, overseeing finances, and coordinating shipments of vape products arranged by "Nobody."
Three others—Ng Tai Lun, 27; Tiffany Lim Hui Peng, 30; and Adrian Chia Hong Qing, 33—served as local distributors within the three-tier syndicate structure. These middle-tier members earned monthly incomes of up to S$8,000 by distributing orders to area distributors and collecting proceeds. The sixth convicted person, Tan Yi Tan, 36, functioned as an area distributor at the syndicate’s lowest level. The group reportedly fulfilled up to 210 orders daily.
Financial disclosures revealed that Adrian Chia earned about S$100,000, Ng made around S$40,000, and Tan Yi Tan approximately S$38,400 from their involvement. Tiffany Lim, who is married to Kenneth Tan, had rented the condominium in Canberra alongside him and earned about S$44,000 from her work for the syndicate. The Lentor property was rented by an unidentified individual.
Court documents outlined the syndicate’s operations running from mid-2022 until October 2025, with Wong assuming local leadership in mid-2022 and recruiting members before stepping down in December 2024 to become a “sleeping partner.” Subsequent leadership passed to Tey Ler Wei, 30, before Kenneth Tan took over as local leader in February 2025.
At the hearing, each offender pled guilty to between two and nine charges, including participating in the criminal group. Kenneth Tan faced the most charges and was also implicated in unrelated offenses such as cheating and public disturbances. He had been placed on a remission order earlier in 2023 but violated it by engaging in a fight and other infractions while out on bail on multiple occasions. His criminal conduct included a drink-driving disqualification breach and cheating offenses involving nearly S$49,000 between late 2023 and early 2024. These activities eventually led to his arrest in February 2025.
A seventh individual connected to the syndicate, Roy Tan Jun Jie, 34, was sentenced to 10 months’ imprisonment and fined S$45,000 on August 19.
Sentencing for the six convicted offenders is scheduled for October.