{"id":47792,"date":"2026-04-27T13:46:49","date_gmt":"2026-04-27T05:46:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sgbuzz.com\/?p=47792"},"modified":"2026-04-27T13:46:49","modified_gmt":"2026-04-27T05:46:49","slug":"singapore-uk-authorities-successfully-foil-transnational-drug-network","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sgbuzz.com\/?p=47792","title":{"rendered":"Singapore, UK authorities successfully foil transnational drug network"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<p dir=\"ltr\"><span>The HOIO, UK Border Force and WM ROCU subsequently mounted an operation in the UK, resulting in the seizure of additional quantities of cannabis and the arrest of seven people.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\"><span>One individual has been charged in the UK with a drug-related offence and authorities are pursuing further leads to identify others involved.<\/span><\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\"><span>\u201cThrough close international cooperation and intelligence sharing, we and our UK law enforcement counterparts have dealt a significant blow to transnational drug trafficking networks,\u201d said CNB\u2019s Deputy Director for operations, Assistant Commissioner Aaron Tang.<\/span><\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\"><span>\u201cOur partnerships with international law enforcement agencies ensure that there is no safe haven for those who peddle these deadly substances.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\"><span>Asia Pacific Regional Manager of HOIO Bryan McNeill said, \u201cThe United Kingdom is grateful to our partners in Singapore for helping disrupt drug trafficking networks targeting the UK.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\"><span>\u201cThrough real-time intelligence sharing, stronger border coordination and shared goals, this collaboration closed gaps long exploited by organised crime.&#8221;<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.channelnewsasia.com\/singapore\/singapore-uk-foil-transnational-drug-network-cannabis-900kg-6082926\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Read Full Article At Source <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The HOIO, UK Border Force and WM ROCU subsequently mounted an operation in the UK, resulting in the seizure of additional quantities of cannabis and&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":47793,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/dam.mediacorp.sg\/image\/upload\/s--XM1U1myo--\/c_crop,h_567,w_1009,x_1,y_1\/c_fill,g_auto,h_676,w_1200\/f_auto,q_auto\/v1\/mediacorp\/cna\/image\/2026\/04\/27\/screenshot_2026-04-27_113608.png?itok=g3IFw5Tk","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[1614,9542,21448,3628,22,11572,21449],"class_list":["post-47792","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-buzz-news-sg-global","tag-authorities","tag-drug","tag-foil","tag-network","tag-singapore","tag-successfully","tag-transnational","wpcat-2-id"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/sgbuzz.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/47792","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/sgbuzz.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/sgbuzz.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sgbuzz.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sgbuzz.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=47792"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/sgbuzz.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/47792\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sgbuzz.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/47793"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/sgbuzz.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=47792"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sgbuzz.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=47792"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sgbuzz.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=47792"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}