ICA foils attempt to smuggle nearly 400kg of cannabis to another country via Singapore

The Immigration and Checkpoints Authority (ICA) foiled an attempt to smuggle cannabis through Singapore to another country.

The authority said on Friday (Oct 2) that its officers identified a container at Pasir Panjang Scanning Station and referred it for enhanced checks.

Image analysts determined there were anomalies when they scanned the container's interior, and officers conducted a physical inspection of it.

Suspected cannabis blocks were found within boxes containing gloves in the container, ICA said.

Officers from the Central Narcotics Bureau (CNB) were alerted and further checks took place, uncovering 1,290 blocks of cannabis, weighing about 391kg in total.

The drugs were allegedly transiting through Singapore bound for another country, preliminary investigations found.

Investigations are ongoing.

ICA stressed that under the Misuse of Drugs Act, those who import into or export from Singapore more than 500g of cannabis may face the mandatory death penalty.

ICA senior assistant commissioner Alan Koo said: " ICA will continue to leverage technology and data analytics to strengthen border security, prevent the smuggling of drugs, contraband, and undesirable persons from entering Singapore."

khooyihang@asiaone.com

新加坡移民与关卡局（ICA）挫败了一起企图通过新加坡走私大麻到其他国家的案件。

该机构于周五（10月2日）表示，其工作人员在巴西班让扫描站发现了一个集装箱，并将其转交进行更严格的检查。

图像分析人员在扫描集装箱内部时发现异常情况，执法人员随后对其进行了实地检查。

ICA表示，在装有手套的容器内发现了疑似大麻块。

中央肃毒局 (CNB) 的官员接到通知后进行了进一步检查，查获了 1290 块大麻，总重约 391 公斤。

初步调查显示，这些毒品据称是经新加坡转运至其他国家的。

调查仍在进行中。

移民与关卡局强调，根据《滥用毒品法》，凡向新加坡进口或从新加坡出口超过 500 克大麻者，均可能面临强制性死刑。

移民与关卡局高级助理专员顾艾伦表示：“移民与关卡局将继续利用科技和数据分析来加强边境安全，防止毒品、违禁品和不受欢迎的人员走私进入新加坡。”

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