SINGAPORE, Aug. 12 -- A 41-year-old man from Yishun has admitted to producing vaporiser pods laced with etomidate, marking the first conviction linked to Kpods.

According to The Straits Times, in December 2024, Mohammed Akil Abdul Rahim was caught at his flat with enough white powder etomidate to make over 70 Kpods.

Currently in remand, Akil is scheduled for sentencing on August 26.

During the investigation, it emerged that Akil tried to travel to Malaysia to visit his girlfriend despite having his passport impounded.

In January 2025, he falsely told the Immigration and Checkpoints Authority that he had left his bag containing his identity card and passport at a coffee shop.

Only his identity card was later returned.

He was issued a...