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SINGAPORE: Two Malaysians were arrested on Monday (May 4) for trying to smuggle drugs, including Ice and cannabis, into Singapore via the Woodlands Checkpoint.<\/p>\n
In a joint statement on May 7, the Immigration and Checkpoints Authority (ICA) and the Central Narcotics Bureau (CNB) said a 29-year-old woman and a 26-year-old man allegedly tried to smuggle 261g of \u201cIce\u201d, or methamphetamine, and 2,261g of cannabis.<\/p>\n
Those who import into or export from Singapore more than 250g of methamphetamine or more than 500g of cannabis may face the death penalty.<\/p>\n
ICA officers referred the pair\u2019s Malaysia-registered car for enhanced checks at the checkpoint on May 4. They then found a backpack belonging to the pair in the car\u2019s boot.<\/p>\n
A plastic bag and two black bundles, believed to contain controlled drugs, were found hidden by a pair of jeans in the backpack, according to the joint statement.<\/p>\n
CNB officers were then alerted and found Ice in the plastic bag and cannabis in the black bundles.<\/p>\n
The drugs seized are estimated to be worth more than S$71,000 and could feed the addiction of about 470 abusers for a week, said the authorities.<\/p>\n
Investigations are ongoing. – The Straits Times\/ANN<\/p>\n
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