More than 500kg of cannabis seized at Pasir Panjang scanning station

According to preliminary investigations, the drugs were found to be transiting through Singapore and bound for another country.

Read a summary of this article on FAST.
Get bite-sized news via a new
cards interface. Give it a try.
Click here to return to FAST Tap here to return to FAST
FAST

SINGAPORE: More than 500kg of cannabis was seized from a 20-foot container at Pasir Panjang Scanning Station on Saturday (Jan 3).

The inbound container was identified for enhanced checks following information received by Singapore Customs, said the Immigration and Checkpoints Authority (ICA) and the Central Narcotics Bureau (CNB) in a joint media release on Friday.

During the checks, anomalies were detected in the scanned images of the container. 

ICA officers then found one packet of brownish substance suspected to be a controlled drug inside a box within the container.

Further checks uncovered a total of 902 packets of cannabis, weighing about 509kg.

"Preliminary investigations found that the drugs were transiting through Singapore and bound for another country," the authorities said, adding that investigations are ongoing.

Anyone found guilty of importing into or exporting from Singapore more than 500g of cannabis may face the death penalty. 

ICA said it will continue to leverage technology and data analytics to strengthen detection capabilities. 

"We will also work with the various agencies to conduct security checks at the checkpoints to prevent attempts to smuggle drugs, undesirable persons, weapons, explosives and other contrabands across our borders," the agencies added.

Sign up for our newsletters

Get our pick of top stories and thought-provoking articles in your inbox

Subscribe here

Get the CNA app

Stay updated with notifications for breaking news and our best stories

Download here

Get WhatsApp alerts

Join our channel for the top reads for the day on your preferred chat app

Join here