SINGAPORE - The final two of 13 former Certis officers who were hauled to court in January over offences linked to vape devices and contraband cigarattes were each sentenced to a week in jail on July 17.

Reggie Choo Beng Kwang, 33, and Tan Wee Keong, 38, had each pleaded guilty to one count of performing an act that could obstruct the course of justice.

Deputy Public Prosecutor Xavier Tan told the court that Certis Cisco Auxiliary Police Force had employed Tan Wee Keong as an assistant enforcement supervisor, and he was deployed to the Tobacco Regulation Branch (TRB) of the Health Sciences Authority (HSA).

In 2018, he became friends with Choo, a fellow TRB officer.

The two men remained friends after Choo resigned before May 2022.

Tan Wee Keong later found out that Choo was a vaper in or around May 2022.

On July 26 that year, the Corrupt Practices Investigation Bureau (CPIB) interviewed Tan Wee Keong regarding his Certis colleagues attached to TRB on their handling of vaporisers and contraband cigarettes.

CPIB told him not to discuss details about the investigation to anyone, and he agreed to do so. But a few days later, he called Choo and told him about the interview.

He said CPIB had caught many people for possessing vapes, and that Choo’s name was mentioned during the interview.

Tan Wee Keong also told Choo to stop vaping as it was bad for his health, and that the latter should get rid of his vapes.

Choo got rid of at least one vape and three packs of pods between July and August 2022.

On July 17, the DPP urged the court to sentence each man to between two and four weeks’ ja...