More than 28kg of cocaine seized from foreign-registered commercial vessel in Singapore waters
Preliminary investigations by CNB found that the drugs were not meant for the local market.
On August 21, authorities in Singapore seized over 28 kilograms of cocaine from a foreign-registered commercial vessel in Singapore waters. Acting on a tip-off, police Coast Guard officers conducted a search and found two packages believed to hold controlled drugs. The packages were hidden in the vessel's sea chest strainers, filtration devices in the ship's seawater intake system.
The Central Narcotics Bureau (CNB) was then alerted to take over the case. The packages were subsequently seized and were later confirmed to contain more than 28 kilograms of cocaine. Preliminary investigations by CNB revealed that the vessel was transiting through Singapore, and that the drugs were not intended for the local market.
Under Singaporean law, anyone found guilty of importing or exporting more than 30 grams of cocaine faces the mandatory death penalty.
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