Foreign 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.
In the early hours of Tuesday 7 July 2026, Central Narcotics Bureau officers
intercepted a car on Kim Keat Road and arrested a 25-year-old foreign national
for suspected drug trafficking.[1][2]A search of the rear passenger floorboard
found about 3,129 grams of cannabis.[1][2]
Officers took him to a condominium near Geylang East, where a search of his unit
recovered about 200 grams more cannabis, 121 grams of methamphetamine, 55 grams
of Ecstasy, and S$1,259.90 in cash.[1][2]The bureau put the total seizure at
about 3,329 grams of cannabis and estimated the drugs at more than S$81,000,
enough to supply about 546 abusers for a week.[1][2]Trafficking more than 500
grams of cannabis can carry a mandatory death sentence under Singapore law.[1][2]
Case data
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The bureau did not name the suspect’s nationality or any charge or bail outcome; investigations were still open when the releases were published on 8 July.
Ice and Ecstasy seized in the same operation are reported only in aggregate with the cannabis.
The bureau release includes a CNB photo of seized drugs but its direct image address was not recovered from the opened page markup.
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.
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.
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.
