SINGAPORE: A 36-year-old Malaysian man and a 35-year-old Malaysian woman were arrested after trying to cross into Singapore on a motorcycle with drugs, including more than 10kg of cannabis.<\/p>\n
If convicted, they may face the death penalty.<\/p>\n
In a media release on Friday (Sept 18), the Immigration and Checkpoints Authority (ICA) said its officers discovered four bundles of \u201cvegetable matter\u201d believed to be controlled drugs underneath the seat of the Malaysia-registered motorcycle.<\/p>\n
Officers had been carrying out enhanced checks on the bike on Sept 15 based on information provided by the Integrated Targeting Centre, which identifies high-risk travellers before they arrive in Singapore.<\/p>\n
Central Narcotics Bureau (CNB) officers were then alerted and further checks revealed more bundles of \u201cvegetable matter\u201d in a black haversack on the motorcycle\u2019s handlebar.<\/p>\n
About 10.164kg of cannabis in total was confiscated during the checks.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe drugs seized have an estimated worth of more than $203,000 and could feed the addiction of about 1,450 abusers for a week,\u201d said the ICA.<\/p>\n
Investigations are ongoing.<\/p>\n
Anyone found guilty of trafficking more than 500g of cannabis may face the death penalty.<\/p>\n
\u201cICA will continue to work with CNB to prevent attempts to smuggle drugs across our borders,\u201d said the agency.<\/p>\n
\u201cICA will also continue to conduct security checks at the checkpoints to prevent attempts to smuggle undesirable people, weapons, explosives and other contraband across our borders.\u201d – The Straits Times\/ANN<\/p>\n
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