More than 390kg of cannabis detected in container at Pasir Panjang Scanning Station - CNA

Preliminary investigations found that the drugs were transiting through Singapore and bound for another country.

Blocks of cannabis found in boxes inside the container. (Photo: Central Narcotics Bureau)

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Darcel Al Anthony 02 Oct 2026 07:45PM Bookmark Bookmark Share WhatsApp Telegram Facebook Twitter Email LinkedIn Set CNA as your preferred source on Google Add CNA as a trusted source to help Google better understand and surface our content in search results. Read a summary of this article on FAST. Get bite-sized news via a newcards interface. Give it a try. Click here to return to FAST Tap here to return to FAST FAST SINGAPORE: More than 390kg of cannabis was detected in an inbound container at Pasir Panjang Scanning Station on Sep 24, the Immigration and Checkpoints Authority (ICA) and Central Narcotics Bureau (CNB) said in a joint statement on Friday (Oct 2).

The container was first referred for enhanced checks based on ICA targeting efforts, the agencies said. ICA's image analysts then discovered anomalies in scanned images of the container.

Upon physical inspection, ICA officers found suspected cannabis blocks concealed within boxes containing gloves.

CNB officers were immediately alerted, and further checks were conducted.

CNA Games Guess Word Crack the word, one row at a time Buzzword Create words using the given letters Mini Sudoku Tiny puzzle, mighty brain teaser Mini Crossword Small grid, big challenge Word Search Spot as many words as you can Show More Show Less A total of 1,290 blocks of the drug, weighing about 391kg altogether, were ultimately found in the container.

Preliminary investigations found that the drugs were transiting through Singapore and bound for another country. Investigations are ongoing.

Anyone who imports into or exports from Singapore more than 500g of cannabis may face the mandatory death penalty.

"ICA works closely with CNB to prevent attempts to smuggle drugs across our borders," the agencies said.

"ICA will also continue to leverage technology and data analytics to strengthen Singapore's border security, prevent the smuggling of drugs and contraband and prevent undesirable persons from entering Singapore."