More than 28kg of cocaine found hidden in strainers on vessel transiting Singapore
The drugs were discovered after Police Coast Guard officers boarded the commercial vessel following a tip-off about suspicious packages.
Singapore authorities have seized over 28 kilograms of cocaine from a foreign-registered vessel navigating through its waters. This discovery came after the Police Coast Guard received a tip-off about suspicious packages on board a commercial vessel. The officers boarded the vessel on August 21 and conducted a search, uncovering two packages concealed within sea chest strainers.
These strainers are used to filter debris from seawater entering the vessel. The Central Narcotics Bureau later confirmed the presence of the cocaine, weighing more than 28 kilograms. The early investigations suggest that the drugs were not intended for the Singapore market. The Police Coast Guard declined to disclose the vessel's country of registration, citing the ongoing nature of the investigation.
In Singapore, under the Misuse of Drugs Act, importing or exporting more than 30 grams of cocaine is punishable by mandatory death.
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