Central Narcotics Bureau (CNB)
🇸🇬 Singapore · Anti-narcotics agency · 36 reports
- People arrested
- 227
- Cannabis seized
- 541.407 kg
Totals of what these reports state; a report counts when a source it cites names the agency.
CNB arrests 64-year-old with 1,554 g of cannabis; three officers attacked
Central Narcotics Bureau officers arrested a 64-year-old Singaporean man at a flat near Marsiling Road on 3 November 2026 and seized about 1,554 g of cannabis along with Ice, Ecstasy and cash. During the arrest he bit one officer's thigh through his jeans and spat on two others; he was referred to police for assault and obstruction as drug investigations continued.
Arrested 1Cannabis 1.554 kg391 kg of cannabis found in glove boxes at Pasir Panjang port
ICA image analysts flagged anomalies in a container's scan on 24 September and found 1,290 cannabis blocks hidden in boxes of gloves. The agencies say the 391 kg load was transiting through Singapore; no origin or destination was disclosed and investigations continue.
Cannabis 391 kg27 months' jail for repeat offender whose UK cannabis parcel was stopped at SingPost
Singapore permanent resident Anton Andrievsky, 28, was sentenced on 16 September 2026 to 27 months' jail after a parcel from Britain with at least 136 g of cannabis was intercepted at SingPost Centre in September 2025; CNB officers forced entry to his Toa Payoh flat when he refused to open the door.
Arrested 1Cannabis 136.13 gPrison 27 monthsTwo Malaysians arrested with 10 kg of cannabis at Tuas
ICA officers stopped a Malaysia-registered motorcycle at Tuas Checkpoint on 15 September 2026 and found about 10,164 g of cannabis in bundles under the seat and in a haversack on the handlebar. A 36-year-old Malaysian man and a 35-year-old Malaysian woman were arrested. The drugs were worth more than S$203,000 and could feed about 1,450 abusers for a week, and the amount was twenty…
Arrested 2Cannabis 10.164 kgMalaysian driver held with 8.6 kg of cannabis at Woodlands Checkpoint
On 1 August 2026 Immigration and Central Narcotics Bureau officers at Woodlands Checkpoint found 8,646 g of cannabis and 1,569 g of methamphetamine in a Malaysia-registered car and arrested the 22-year-old driver; the cannabis alone exceeded Singapore’s 500 g capital import threshold.
Arrested 1Cannabis 8.646 kgCNB seizes 5.5 kg of cannabis in three raids, three men held
On 27 July 2026 Central Narcotics Bureau officers arrested three Singaporeans aged 27 to 34 in raids at Ang Mo Kio, Pasir Ris and Jalan Bukit Ho Swee, seizing about 5,520 g of cannabis plus other drugs the bureau valued at more than S$142,000.
Arrested 3Cannabis 5.52 kgForeign national held with 3.3 kg of cannabis after car stop
Central Narcotics Bureau officers stopped a car on Kim Keat Road before dawn on 7 July 2026 and arrested a 25-year-old foreign man with about 3,129 g of cannabis in the vehicle and another 200 g plus other drugs at his Geylang East condominium.
Arrested 1Cannabis 3.329 kgRepeat offender jailed 16 years 10 months over 459 g cannabis parcel
State Courts sentenced Alger Aw Wei Jun, 25, on 26 May 2026 to 16 years and 10 months' jail and 12 strokes of the cane after he collected at least 459.2 g of cannabis for a friend and was arrested in a Central Narcotics Bureau raid; he also admitted meth possession and use.
Charged 1Cannabis 459.2 gPrison 16 years 10 monthsSingapore hangs a courier for one kilogram of cannabis
Omar bin Yacob Bamadhaj, 46, was executed for importing 1,009 grams of cannabis. The court found he had only carried the drugs, but Singapore's law left the judge no sentence other than death.
Cannabis 1.009 kgDeaths 184 arrested in five-day island-wide CNB blitz; 1.5 kg of cannabis seized
From 9 to 13 March 2026 Singapore's Central Narcotics Bureau arrested 84 suspected drug offenders in an island-wide operation, seizing about 1,497 g of cannabis plus other drugs the bureau valued at more than S$73,400, including 520 g of cannabis from a foreign national at Kaki Bukit and hotel-room finds in Geylang.
Arrested 84Cannabis 1.497 kgTwo men held with 4,113 g of cannabis and over S$420,000 in cash
Police called to a Holland Drive flat on 17 January 2026 led CNB to arrest a 47-year-old with 4,113 grams of cannabis and S$420,383.30 in cash; a linked arrest the next day in Choa Chu Kang added ketamine and methamphetamine but not more cannabis.
Arrested 2Cannabis 4.113 kgWoman arrested after 7,144 g of cannabis seized in West Coast Way raid
On 8 January 2026, Central Narcotics Bureau officers forced entry to a room in a West Coast Way condominium and arrested a 29-year-old Singaporean woman after seizing about 7,144 grams of cannabis and other drugs; trafficking above 500 g of cannabis can draw the mandatory death penalty.
Arrested 1Cannabis 7.144 kgCNB seizes 2,722 g of cannabis from flat near Balam Road
On the evening of 23 June 2025 Singapore's Central Narcotics Bureau arrested a 33-year-old Singaporean man at a residential unit near Balam Road and seized about 2,722 grams of cannabis the bureau valued at more than S$65,000, including some formed into discs; trafficking above 500 grams can carry the mandatory death penalty.
Arrested 1Cannabis 2.722 kgCNB finds 6.9 kg of cannabis in a Cavenagh Road flat
On 19 March 2025 narcotics officers forced entry to a private flat near Cavenagh Road and found about 6,885 g of cannabis in the bedroom where a 26-year-old Singaporean man was arrested. They also seized 'Ice', ketamine, Ecstasy, LSD stamps and GHB, and a further 25 g of cannabis in his car. CNB valued the cannabis at more than S$184,000 and said it could feed about 1,040 abusers for a…
CNB seizes 11.8 kg of cannabis in Geylang car-park raid and arrests four
On 4 January 2025 narcotics officers arrested four Singaporeans near Cassia Crescent in Geylang, seizing about 11.8 kg of cannabis from their car plus heroin, 'Ice', ketamine and Ecstasy. CNB valued the haul at more than S$1 million and said it could feed about 4,590 abusers for a week.
Arrested 4Cannabis 11.801 kgCNB seizes 6.5 kg of cannabis in Anchorvale Lane raid and arrests five
On 17 September 2024 narcotics officers raided a flat near Anchorvale Lane in Sengkang, seizing about 6.5 kg of cannabis plus 'Ice', Ecstasy, LSD stamps and Erimin-5 tablets. Five Singaporean men aged 19 to 39 were arrested for suspected trafficking, and three children found in the flat were placed with next of kin.
Arrested 5Cannabis 6.525 kgSingapore sentences ex-property agent to death for 4.5 kg of cannabis
Seet Poh Jing, a former property agent, was sentenced to the mandatory death penalty on 2 April 2024 for trafficking 4,509.2 g of cannabis mixture found in his car in June 2018, after the judge rejected his claim that the drugs were for research.
Cannabis 4.5092 kgSingapore hangs Muhammad Faizal Shariff for 1.6 kilograms of cannabis
Muhammad Faizal bin Mohd Shariff, 36, was hanged at dawn on 17 May 2023 for possessing 1,562.97 grams of cannabis for trafficking, found in a Pasir Ris condominium after his landlady handed a bag to security. The Court of Appeal dismissed a last-minute review bid the day before.
Cannabis 1.56297 kgDeaths 1Singapore hangs Tangaraju Suppiah for abetting one kilogram of cannabis
Tangaraju s/o Suppiah, 46, was hanged at dawn on 26 April 2023 for abetting the trafficking of 1,017.9 grams of cannabis in 2013. He was not caught with the drugs; the court relied on phone evidence that he had coordinated the delivery.
Cannabis 1.0179 kgDeaths 1Singapore hangs Fazali bin Mohamed for cannabis at Sims Drive
Fazali bin Mohamed was hanged on 26 July 2022 for trafficking at least 1,838.8 grams of cannabis and 2,775.34 grams of cannabis mixture found in his flat at Block 55 Sims Drive in March 2015. Authorities did not name him publicly when announcing the execution.
Cannabis 1.8388 kgDeaths 1100 arrested in island-wide CNB operation; 9.3 kg cannabis seized
Singapore's Central Narcotics Bureau arrested 100 suspected drug offenders in an island-wide operation from 18 to 22 July 2022, seizing about 9,339g of cannabis plus other drugs valued at S$470,000. Most cannabis came from a Lorong 9 Geylang hideout where about 9,282g was recovered; investigations were ongoing.
Arrested 100Cannabis 9.339 kgSingapore acquits death-row man over 1.8 kg of cannabis in mistaken delivery
Singapore's Court of Appeal on 27 May 2022 overturned the conviction of Raj Kumar Aiyachami, who had been on death row for trafficking more than 1.8 kg of cannabis, finding it was a case of mistaken delivery. The court also acquitted his alleged courier, Ramadass Punnusamy, who had been serving life imprisonment.
Charged 2Acquitted 2Cannabis 1.8 kgSingapore upholds death sentences of two men over 1.34kg of cannabis
Singapore's Court of Appeal on 26 November 2021 upheld the death sentences of Malaysian Kamalnathan Muniandy and Singaporean Chandroo Subramaniam for conspiring to traffic at least 1.34kg of cannabis in March 2016, and dismissed the appeal of courier Pravinash Chandran, who is serving life imprisonment with caning.
Charged 3Cannabis 1.34 kgSingapore's biggest cannabis seizure in 25 years in Choa Chu Kang bust
Central Narcotics Bureau officers arrested a 22-year-old Malaysian man near Choa Chu Kang Avenue 4 on 16 April 2021 and seized 23.7 kilograms of cannabis, the bureau's largest cannabis haul since 1996. The drugs, found in the man and his hideout flat alongside heroin, Ice and Ecstasy, were valued at more than S$2.3 million altogether.
Arrested 1Cannabis 23.687 kg63-year-old arrested with 2 kg of cannabis in Punggol
Central Narcotics Bureau officers arrested a 63-year-old Singaporean man near Edgefield Plains in Punggol on 29 March 2021. Officers recovered about 2,000 g of cannabis alongside about 323 g of methamphetamine from a blue plastic bag, with the bureau putting the combined haul at more than $72,000.
Arrested 1Cannabis 2 kgSingapore's biggest cannabis haul in 14 years in March raids
Central Narcotics Bureau officers arrested three Singaporean men on 16 and 17 March 2021 and seized about 20.5 kg of cannabis with heroin, Ice and other drugs worth nearly S$1.7 million overall, then the bureau's largest cannabis haul in about 14 years.
Arrested 3Cannabis 20.509 kgCNB raids net 3 kg of cannabis and five arrests across Singapore
Singapore's Central Narcotics Bureau arrested five men and seized about 3,001 grams of cannabis and 1,002 grams of Ice in raids across Woodlands, Kranji and Pasir Ris on 7 September 2020. Officers also recovered knives, cash and estimated all the drugs seized at about S$360,000.
Arrested 5Cannabis 3.001 kgSix youths arrested as CNB seizes 2,951 g of cannabis
Central Narcotics Bureau officers arrested an 18-year-old suspected trafficker carrying 2,906 grams of cannabis in his backpack on 11 July 2018, then raided two homes and arrested five more Singaporean youths aged 19 to 20. Officers recovered another 45 grams at the first suspect's home, bringing the total to 2,951 grams.
Arrested 6Cannabis 2.951 kgCNB seizes 2 kg of cannabis and arrests three in Woodlands operation
Central Narcotics Bureau officers arrested three suspected traffickers on 5 September 2017 after watching a handover in a Woodlands carpark, seizing about 2 kg of cannabis and 466 g of heroin worth over S$51,000 with the drugs.
Arrested 3Cannabis 2 kgAppeal court overturns death sentence over 1.5 kg of cannabis
Singapore's Court of Appeal set aside the death sentence of Azman bin Mohamed Sanwan, convicted in 2010 of trafficking 1,525.7 grams of cannabis after a 2007 car-park handover. The court ruled his late confession statements inadmissible and found him no more culpable than his two co-accused, whom the trial judge had acquitted.
Cannabis 1.5257 kgPacker sentenced to 20 years and 24 cane strokes for two cannabis traffics
The High Court sentenced Dhanabalan s/o A Gopalkrishnan, 33, on 21 August 2003 to 20 years' imprisonment on each of two trafficking charges and 24 strokes of the cane after he pleaded guilty to cutting 499.99 g and 749.99 g of cannabis mixture for a friend at Teban Gardens.
Charged 1Cannabis 1.25 kgPrison 20 yearsHougang man loses death-penalty appeal over 1.1 kg of cannabis
The Court of Appeal dismissed Rusli bin Sembayang's appeal on 12 March 2003, leaving in place the death sentence imposed for trafficking 1,100.2 grams of cannabis found after a Central Narcotics Bureau raid on his Hougang flat on 11 April 2002, when he threw drug slabs from a window and fled by taxi.
Arrested 1Charged 1Cannabis 1.1002 kgGerman woman jailed five years after 687 g cannabis haul escapes gallows
Julia Suzanne Bohl, 23, was sentenced to five years in a Singapore jail on 21 June 2002 after pleading guilty to three drug charges; lab tests showed 687 grams of seized plant matter held only 281 grams of cannabis, below the 500-gram threshold carrying a mandatory death sentence.
Cannabis 281 gSingapore upholds death sentences over 2.17 kg of cannabis
Singapore's Court of Appeal on 1 April 2002 upheld the death sentences of Amran bin Eusuff and Rabu bin Rahmat for jointly trafficking 2,174.86 grams of cannabis. The pair had delivered the drugs to undercover Central Narcotics Bureau officers at Bukit Merah View on 3 May 2001.
Charged 2Cannabis 2.17486 kgSingapore upholds death sentence over 2.37 kg of cannabis
Singapore's Court of Appeal on 3 September 2001 dismissed Ashok Kumar Giri's appeal against his mandatory death sentence for trafficking 2,370.5 grams of cannabis. He had delivered five parcels of the drug to another man at a slip road near Aljunied MRT station on 23 October 2000.
Charged 2Cannabis 2.3705 kgSingapore upholds death sentence over 1.53 kg of cannabis
Singapore's Court of Appeal on 3 August 2001 dismissed Ramis a/l Muniandy's appeal against his mandatory death sentence for trafficking 1,529.8 grams of cannabis found on his motorcycle at Marsiling on 12 August 2000.
Arrested 1Charged 1Cannabis 1.5298 kg