84 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.
From 9 to 13 March 2026 the Central Narcotics Bureau (CNB) arrested 84 suspected drug
offenders in an island-wide anti-drug operation covering areas including Buangkok, Balestier,
Choa Chu Kang and Toa Payoh.[1][2]
Officers seized about 1,497 g of cannabis, 169 g of methamphetamine, 5 g of heroin, 1 g of
ketamine, one Erimin-5 tablet and five bottles of GHB, which CNB estimated at more than
S$73,400 and enough heroin, Ice and cannabis to supply about 314 abusers for a week.[1][2]
On the afternoon of 11 March officers arrested a 27-year-old foreign man in a Kaki Bukit
commercial building and found about 520 g of cannabis, 17 g of Ice and drug paraphernalia in
the building.[1][2]On 12 March raids on two hotel rooms near Lorong 8 Geylang led to three
Singaporeans being held; one room held about 64 g of cannabis and a small amount of Ice, and
officers forced entry into another room after occupants refused access, restraining a man who
struggled and recovering paraphernalia the pair had thrown from the window.[1][2]
Trafficking more than 500 g of cannabis can carry a mandatory death sentence under Singapore
law.[1][2]CNB said inquiries into all those arrested were continuing.[1][2]
Case data
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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.
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.
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.
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.
