46-year-old Singaporean executed for importing over 1kg of cannabis, appeal and clemency bid unsuccessful
A 46-year-old Singaporean man was executed on 16 April 2026 after being convicted of importing more than 1kg of cannabis into Singapore.
In a statement released the same day, the Central Narcotics Bureau (CNB) said that Omar bin Yacob Bamadhaj had been found guilty of bringing in not less than 1,009.1g of cannabis.
The amount exceeds the 500g threshold under the Misuse of Drugs Act, above which the death penalty may be imposed.
Drugs found in bag during Woodlands Checkpoint check
Omar entered Singapore from Malaysia via Woodlands Checkpoint by car on 12 July 2018.
Source: Motorist.sg, for illustration purposes only
During a routine check, an auxiliary police officer found a bag belonging to him containing three bundles wrapped in aluminium foil, cling wrap, and newspaper.
The bundles were sent to the Health Sciences Authority (HSA) for analysis and were found to contain not less than 1,009.1g of cannabis.
According to CNB, this amount was sufficient to feed the addiction of about 144 abusers for a week.
Claimed he did not know contents of bundles
At trial, Omar’s defence was that he did not know the nature of the bundles found in the car.
He also claimed that officers had threatened him into admitting ownership.
One officer allegedly said he would slap him, while another allegedly warned he would throw a pen at him and hang both him and his father if he refused to cooperate.
