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.
Central Narcotics Bureau officers arrested a 64-year-old Singaporean man on
suspicion of drug trafficking in a residential unit in the vicinity of Marsiling
Road on the morning of 3 November 2026.[1][2][3][4][5]During the arrest the man struggled
violently and bit an officer’s thigh through his jeans, and he spat on two other
officers.[1][2][6][4][5][7]All three officers received prompt medical attention, including
assessment for potential infectious diseases.[1][3][4][5][8]
A search of the flat found about 1,554 g of cannabis, 166 g of Ice, 25 g of
Ecstasy and S$356 in cash, along with drug paraphernalia.[1][3][5][9]Assistant
Commissioner Ng Khai Song, director of the bureau’s intelligence division, said
CNB would not tolerate any acts of violence against its officers.[1][2][5]
Trafficking more than 500 g of cannabis may carry the mandatory death penalty
under the Misuse of Drugs Act 1973.[1][2][6][5]The man was also referred to the police
for further investigation of voluntarily causing hurt and of using criminal
force to deter public servants from their duties.[1][3][4][5]The bureau said its
investigation into the man’s drug activities was still under way.[10][2][6][4][5]
The bureau said the drugs seized were worth more than S$55,000 and that the cannabis and Ice could feed the addiction of 320 abusers for a week.[1][2][4][5]All three officers were taken down.[11]
The three affected officers were reported to be well after treatment including infectious-disease checks.[4]The bureau said it would give its full support to officers injured in the line of duty.[4]
The drugs shown were seized from a residential unit near Marsiling Road on Tuesday, 3 November 2026.[5]
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No charges or court outcome were reported; the bureau said its investigation into the man's drug activities was ongoing and he had been referred to police for separate offences.
The S$55,000 estimate covers the cannabis, Ice and Ecstasy together and was not broken down by substance, so it cannot be attributed to the cannabis alone.
The suspect was not named; only his age and Singaporean nationality were published.
The exact address of the residential unit was not published, only that it was in the vicinity of Marsiling Road.
Only the CNB release and one Chinese-language outlet report were found for this event.
Left out, as its quotation was not found in Central Narcotics Bureau: The bureau estimated the drugs seized were worth more than S$55,000 and said the cannabis and Ice could feed the addiction of 320 abusers for a week.
Mothership is a further English-language account of the same bureau release rather than independent reporting, and its figure of 320 abusers and the S$55,000 estimate cover cannabis and Ice together.
No charge or court outcome appears in the new account; the bureau said only that investigations continued.
Neither Straits Times version names the suspect or gives the exact address of the residential unit, beyond the vicinity of Marsiling Road.
No charges or court outcome appeared in the Straits Times accounts; the bureau said only that its drug investigation was ongoing.
Left out, as its quotation was not found in 联合早报: A search of the flat found about 1,554 g of cannabis, 166 g of Ice, 25 g of Ecstasy and S$356 in cash, along with drug paraphernalia.
BERITA Mediacorp's report is a Malay translation of the same CNB statement carried by CNA and adds no independent account of the arrest.
The report again gives no charge or court outcome for the 64-year-old, only that drug investigations were ongoing and he was referred to police over the assault.
The S$55,000 estimate still covers cannabis and Ice together and cannot be attributed to the cannabis alone.
Stomp reproduces the same Central Narcotics Bureau media release as the accounts already cited in the report, so it is not independent reporting of the arrest.
Stomp gives no charge or court outcome for the 64-year-old, only that investigations into his drug activities were ongoing and that he was referred to police over the assault.
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