SINGAPORE, April 21 (Xinhua) -- Singapore's Health Sciences Authority (HSA) has seized illegally manufactured health products and related items worth about 51,000 Singapore dollars (approximately 38,760 U.S. dollars) in a raid conducted in the southern part of the city-state, the authority said Monday.

During the raid on March 21 at a residential flat, the HSA confiscated over 18,000 units of prescription medicines and supplements for sexual enhancement, several pieces of equipment and paraphernalia used to manufacture capsules, along with 30 e-vaporizers and related components.

A 36-year-old man is currently assisting with investigations into the suspected illegal manufacture and distribution of health products, as well as the sale of e-vaporizers, the HSA said in a statement.

To date, the HSA has not detected any online sales of the seized products.

Under Singapore law, individuals found guilty of importing, manufacturing, or supplying illegal health products face up to two years' imprisonment, a fine of up to 50,000 Singapore dollars, or both. It is also an offence to import, distribute, sell, or offer e-vaporizers and their components for sale. (1 Singapore dollar equals 0.76 U.S. dollars) Enditem

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