A local logistics enthusiast has been sentenced to 40 weeks in prison for managing a $6.5 million empire of illegal, fruit-scented air.

The humble warehouse manager was responsible for 500,000 devices designed to ensure every secondary school toilet in the country smells like a chemical explosion in a gummy bear factory.

The operative, recruited via Telegram for a pathetic $2,500 monthly salary, was apprehended after he politely used his own face to unlock the biometric security door for raiding officers.

"I thought I was a kingpin, but actually I just a high-SES packer only, lah," the convict reportedly told his cellmate.

Authorities maintain that while inhaling traditional tar is a cherished civic duty, breathing in watermelon-flavoured vapor is a national security threat.