More than 28kg of cocaine found on foreign-registered vessel transiting Singapore
The drugs were discovered after Police Coast Guard officers boarded the commercial vessel following a tip-off about suspicious packages.
More than 28 kilograms of cocaine were discovered on board a foreign-registered vessel passing through Singapore's waters, according to a news release from the Singapore police on Tuesday, August 25. The Police Coast Guard officers were alerted on August 21 about suspicious packages on the vessel and boarded and searched it. They found two packages hidden in sea chest strainers, believed to contain controlled drugs.
The Central Narcotics Bureau took over the investigation and confirmed the contents were over 28kg of cocaine, not intended for the Singapore market. Authorities are currently unable to disclose the vessel's country of registration due to ongoing investigations. Under Singapore's Misuse of Drugs Act, importing or exporting more than 30 grams of cocaine can result in the mandatory death penalty.
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