SINGAPORE: About 1.9kg of cannabis was seized at Woodlands Checkpoint and two men have been arrested, said the Immigrant & Checkpoints Authority (ICA) and Central Narcotics Bureau (CNB).
In a joint press release here the other day, the agencies said a Malaysian-registered motorcycle arrived for routine checks at about 6.45pm, driven by a 20-year-old male Malaysian. He was accompanied by a pillion rider, another 20-year-old male Malaysian.
“In the course of checks, a checkpoint officer observed an unusual bulge under the motorcyclist’s clothes,” said the agencies, adding that further checks uncovered a total of four blocks of substances believed to be cannabis, “strapped to the subjects’ backs and groin areas”.
The motorcyclist, the pillion rider and the blocks were handed over to the CNB, who discovered the blocks to be cannabis worth an estimated street value of over S$62,000.
The agencies said that investigations on both suspects are still ongoing, and that under the Misuse of Drugs Act, those convicted of importing more than 500g of cannabis may face the death penalty.
