391 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.
🇸🇬 Pasir Panjang Scanning Station, Singapore · Singapore
- Cannabis
- 391 kg
On 24 September 2026, more than 391 kg of cannabis was detected in an inbound container at Singapore’s Pasir Panjang Scanning Station; the joint ICA-CNB statement followed on 2 October.[1][2] Targeting work by the Immigration and Checkpoints Authority flagged the container for enhanced checks, and image analysts spotted anomalies in its scan.[1][2] When officers opened it, they found suspected cannabis blocks concealed in boxes of gloves, 1,290 blocks weighing about 391 kg in total.[1][2]
Preliminary investigations found the drugs were transiting through Singapore to another country, which the agencies did not name, and that the container’s origin was likewise undisclosed.[1][2] Investigations are ongoing.[1][2] The agencies note that importing or exporting more than 500 grams of cannabis carries a mandatory death sentence under the Misuse of Drugs Act 1973, a threshold this load exceeded almost eight hundred times over.[1][2]
Sources
- Joint news release: More than 391kg of cannabis detected at Pasir Panjang Scanning Station. Central Narcotics Bureau, 2 October 2026. Archived copy.
- More Than 391kg of Cannabis Found Hidden in Glove Boxes at Pasir Panjang Scanning Station. Goody Feed, 3 October 2026.