SINGAPORE, Sept. 4 -- A Singaporean enforcement supervisor has been charged with corruption after allegedly seeking bribes linked to vape raids, with a Malaysian man at the centre of the case.

Michael Anthony Pillay, 34, was charged in a Singapore court today under the Prevention of Corruption Act, according to the Corrupt Practices Investigation Bureau (CPIB), news agency CNA reported.

He allegedly asked for S$8,000 (RM27,600) in bribes in exchange for exclusive information about Health Sciences Authority (HSA) raids on illegal vape products.

Court records name the recipient of the information as Chua Wee Ming, a 34-year-old Malaysian who has been implicated in Singapore's largest vape bust.

Chua was previously linked to a stash wort...