Drug offences

South Korean woman arrested for killings via drug-laced drinks, denies murder intent

The drug used in the crime can cause paralysis or difficulty breathing.

Reformative training for young man who sold vapes to students, consumed meth

On Oct 23, 2023, Health Sciences Authority officers searched his home and found five e-cigarettes, which were meant for sale.

US, Mexico seize cocaine in ‘coordinated’ Pacific operation

A K9 police dog named Brita sniffing a suitcase at El Paso International Airport, after the US Federal Aviation Administration lifted its temporary closure of the airspace over El Paso on Feb 11. The Trump administration had earlier said that Mexican cartel drones around the US-Mexico border had forced the airport to shut down temporarily.

US boat strike kills 2 in Pacific, with 1 survivor

The US Southern Command said in a statement on X that "two narco-terrorists were killed" and that there was one survivor from the strike.

More young and female drug abusers arrested in 2025, including a 12-year-old: CNB

Figures released on Feb 10 by the Central Narcotics Bureau showed that half of the 1,165 new drug abusers arrested in 2025 were below the age of 30 years old.

Bread stall initiative offers female ex-offenders a shot at being their own boss one day

Ex-convicts Yun Li Hua (left), 45 and Chris Wong, 52, manning a bread stall, Roti Kari. To create employment for female ex-offenders, a charity called Blessed Grace Social Services has partnered an F&B Group to run hawker stalls hiring the women ex-convicts. The women get paid a salary and some profit sharing for running these stalls selling bread.

China overturns death sentence for Canadian in drug case

Canadian Robert Lloyd Schellenberg was detained on drug charges in 2014.

99 arrested in islandwide anti-drug raids, over $38k worth of drugs seized

A suspected drug offender arrested in CNB's islandwide raids from Feb 2 to 6.

Another S’porean added to US govt ‘worst of worst’ site for criminals

Lim Seok Pheng was suspected of money laundering when she was arrested in May 2018 at New York’s John F. Kennedy International Airport.

Australia drug kingpin walks free after police informant scandal

Melbourne gangland personality Tony Mokbel will walk free after prosecutors dropped a planned retrial on drug trafficking charges.

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MDDI (P) 046/10/2025. Published by SPH Media Limited, Co. Regn. No.202120748H. Copyright © 2026 SPH Media Limited. All rights reserved.