On 1 November 2016, at about 7am, a male Malaysian rider and his male Malaysian pillion rider were stopped by Immigration & Checkpoints Authority (ICA) officers for further checks upon arrival at the Woodlands Checkpoint.

2.    In the course of inspection, ICA officers uncovered about 360g of ‘Ice’, 2,999 Erimin-5 tablets, and 260 ‘Ecstasy’ tablets’ from under the seat of the Malaysia-registered motorcycle. The motorcyclist and his pillion rider, both 24, were arrested and referred to the Central Narcotics Bureau (CNB). Investigations are ongoing. The estimated worth of this haul of drugs is about S$82,000.

 

‘Ice’, Erimin-5 and ‘Ecstasy’ seized at
Woodlands Checkpoint on 1 November 2016 (Photo: CNB) 

3.    The Misuse of Drugs Act provides for the death penalty if the amount of methamphetamine trafficked exceeds 250g. 250g of methamphetamine is sufficient to feed the addiction of about 185 abusers for a week1.

4.    Our borders are our first line of defence in safeguarding Singapore's security, and security checks are critical to our nation’s security. The Home Team agencies will continue to conduct checks on passengers and vehicles at the checkpoints to prevent attempts to smuggle in undesirable persons, drugs, weapons, explosives and other contrabands.

IMMIGRATION & CHECKPOINTS AUTHORITY
2 November 2016

 

 

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1 This is estimated using a typical purity level of about 77%, based on drug seizures in recent years.