{
  "id": 3917311,
  "title": "Man, 60, & woman, 56, sent to hospital after suspected drugs, vapes found near Botanic Gardens, later arrested",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/28/man-60-woman-56-sent-to-hospital-after-suspected-drugs-vapes-found",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-28T07:56:16.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Mothership",
    "slug": "mothership",
    "url": "https://mothership.sg/2026/08/man-woman-arrested-botanic-gardens-drugs/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "On August 26, a 56-year-old woman and a 60-year-old man were arrested near Botanic Gardens for suspected drug-related offences. Police responded to a call for assistance at around 10:10am, with witnesses reporting officers gathered under a flyover by 11:40am. The scene contained suspected drugs, paraphernalia, and vapes, leading to the arrests. Both individuals were taken to the hospital, with the woman being unconscious and the man conscious. The case has been referred to the Central Narcotics Bureau, while the vape-related offence will be handed over to the Health Sciences Authority. Ongoing investigations are being conducted.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
    "also_reported_by": []
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}