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On 5 August 2026, officers from the Police Coast Guard (PCG) and the Central Narcotics Bureau (CNB) conducted a joint operation at the Raffles Reserved Anchorage and seized more than 8kg of cocaine from a foreign-registered commercial vessel.

The Police were alerted to a case of suspicious packages found on board a foreign-registered commercial vessel. Acting on information received, PCG officers boarded the vessel and conducted a systematic search, during which they uncovered eight packages believed to contain controlled drugs, concealed in the sea chests strainers. CNB was subsequently alerted to the detection. The packages tested positive for cocaine and were seized by CNB. CNB’s preliminary investigations revealed that the drugs were transiting through Singapore and they are not meant for the local market.

Under Section 7 of the Misuse of Drugs Act 1973, those who import into or export from Singapore more than 30g of cocaine, he or she may face the mandatory death penalty.

CNB’s investigations into the case are ongoing.

Photo of seized cocaine