Man, 28, a S’pore PR, ordered cannabis online, parcel detected at SingPost Centre, given 2 years & 3 months’ jail - Mothership

He had prior offences for drug possession and drug consumption.

A 28-year-old man, an American citizen who is a Singapore permanent resident, was sentenced to two years and three months’ jail for ordering cannabis online.

The contents of the delivered parcel raised suspicions at the SingPost Centre during a screening.

Anton Andrievsky faced one charge under the Misuse of Drugs Act.

He pleaded guilty to attempted drug possession and was sentenced on Sep. 16.

In court documents seen by Mothership, on Sep. 30, 2025, at about 9:20am, an Immigration and Checkpoints Authority (ICA) officer was conducting screening duties at the SingPost Centre when he noticed anomalies in the X-ray images of one parcel.

A physical inspection was conducted, and two packets of vegetable matter suspected to be controlled drugs were found.

The parcel was referred to the Central Narcotics Bureau (CNB) for investigation.

One packet, one package with bubble wrap, one pair of jeans and two packets containing loose vegetable matter were seized.

Investigations revealed the parcel was posted from Great Britain and delivered by registered mail.

The declared item for delivery was “Jeans”.

The parcel's recipient was listed as a Singaporean woman who previously owned Andrievsky’s residence.

Officers screened the woman, and her registered address showed she did not reside at Andrievsky’s residence.

On the same day, at about 2:25pm, CNB officers proceeded to Andrievsky’s residence and knocked on the door.

They identified themselves and asked its occupant to open the door.

CNB officers detected movement in his residence and gave Andrievsky several warnings to open the door.

The officers subsequently effected forced entry into his residence and arrested Andrievsky in his bedroom at about 2:45pm.

Upon questioning, Andrievsky admitted ownership of the parcel and that it was meant to be delivered to him.

He had ordered cannabis from an unknown seller called “Yaz” via Telegram.

Andrievsky knew Yaz through a Telegram group and said he used his residence’s previous owner's details to order the cannabis, as he did not want to use his own personal particulars.

He ordered the drug from Yaz for his own personal consumption and had ordered from him on three previous occasions.

Andrievsky could not provide details on Yaz beyond his Telegram user ID.

When asked to unlock his phone to show his correspondence with Yaz, Andrievsky said he could not because he had forgotten his password.

He admitted that he had ordered 5 ounces, which is about 140g of cannabis from Yaz.

The drugs were supposed to come in two packets, which contained two different strains of cannabis.

Andrievsky intended to pay Yaz S$2,500 after receiving the drugs.

On Oct. 2, 2025, the two packets of vegetable matter from the parcels were submitted to the Health Sciences Authority (HSA) for analysis.

They were found to contain at least 136.13g of vegetable matter, which was cannabis.

The prosecution sought 29 to 30 months’ jail for Andrievsky.

They argued that he was uncooperative during the investigation, stating that he had refused to unlock his phone.

They also argued that Andrievsky “deserves no credit for his involuntary desistance” as his offences were a result of ICA’s intervention.

The prosecution also cited his prior offences for drug possession and drug consumption, and that he was sentenced to reformative training (RT) for a minimum period of six months in 2019.

“He clearly has not learnt his lesson and continues to procure and abuse drugs,” they said.

RT is a rehabilitative sentencing option.

According to Singapore Prison Services, young offenders may undergo psychology-based correctional programmes, family and education programmes, employability skills training and personal development programmes, based on their rehabilitation needs.

They are also subjected to a strict regime that can include counselling sessions and foot drills.