In the afternoon of 20 December 2021, Immigration & Checkpoints Authority (ICA) officers from Tuas Command foiled an attempt to smuggle 3,113g of cannabis via a Malaysia-registered lorry conveying a consignment of mixed hardwood and aircon parts.

2.          After directing the lorry for further checks, ICA officers found a drawstring bag containing a black plastic bag behind the driver’s seat. The black plastic bag contained three unknown packages, each individually wrapped in aluminium foil and transparent plastic wrapping, and were believed to have contained 3,113g of cannabis. The 24-year-old Malaysian male driver was immediately arrested and referred to the Central Narcotics Bureau (CNB) for further investigations. The amount of cannabis seized is sufficient to feed the addiction of 440 cannabis abusers for a week.

Image: One of the cannabis blocks seized at Tuas Checkpoint on 20 December 2021, unwrapped from its packaging. (Photo: CNB)

3.          Our borders are our first line of defence in safeguarding Singapore’s security.  ICA will continue to work with CNB to prevent attempts to smuggle drugs across our borders. ICA will also continue to conduct security checks at the checkpoints to prevent attempts to smuggle undesirable persons, weapons, explosives and other contrabands across our borders.

IMMIGRATION & CHECKPOINTS AUTHORITY
28 DECEMBER 2021