Man and woman arrested for attempting to smuggle over 10kg of cannabis into Singapore

Central Narcotics Bureau (CNB) officers were immediately alerted to the detection and conducted further checks, uncovering six more bundles of vegetable matter believed to be controlled drugs in a black haversack on the motorcycle’s handlebar.

The 10 bundles were found to contain a total of about 10.1kg of cannabis, ICA said.

The drugs seized have an estimated worth of more than S$203,000 and could potentially feed the addiction of about 1,450 abusers for a week, it added.

Investigations are ongoing. 

Under the Misuse of Drugs Act, those who import into or export from Singapore more than 500g of cannabis may face the death penalty.

“ICA will continue to work with CNB to prevent attempts to smuggle drugs across our borders,” the agency said.

“ICA will also continue to conduct security checks at the checkpoints to prevent attempts to smuggle undesirable persons, weapons, explosives and other contrabands across our borders.”