Over 600kg of smokeless tobacco seized in Singapore's Little India, 27 people under probe

Smokeless tobacco is tobacco that can be used without burning, like snuff, snus and chewing tobacco. - Photo: HSA

SINGAPORE: A total of 27 people, aged between 24 and 77, are under investigation for the peddling and possession of smokeless tobacco products in Little India.

The Health Sciences Authority (HSA), working with the police, seized more than 600kg of smokeless tobacco with a street value of more than S$100,000 during operations in the enclave from May 15 to June 30, the authorities said on Thursday (July 11).