Malaysian driver caught with 208g of ‘Ice’ in Singapore

JOHOR BARU: A 23-year-old Malaysian woman was arrested at the Woodlands Checkpoint in Singapore on Friday after authorities seized 208g of blue “Ice”, or methamphetamine, from the car she was driving into the republic.

Singapore’s Immigration and Checkpoints Authority (ICA) officers found the drugs, estimated to be worth more than S$20,000 (RM62,300), when they stopped her after noticing a plastic bundle in the cup holder at the rear passenger seat.

Officers arrested her after they conducted further checks about 8pm. She was alone.

“ICA officers directed an arriving Malaysia-registered car for further checks at the Woodlands Checkpoint, driven by a 23year-old Malaysian woman, on Oct 13.

“During checks, an ICA officer

detected a bundle inside the rear passenger seat cup holder, which was later found to contain about 208g of ‘Ice’, estimated to be worth more than S$20,000,” said ICA and the Central Narcotics Bureau (CNB) in a joint statement.

The woman was handed over to CNB for investigations.

In the statement, ICA and CNB said Singapore’s borders were the first line of defence in safeguarding the country’s security, and the agencies pledged to continue checking on the smuggling of drugs, weapons and other illegal items.

“Home Team agencies will continue to conduct checks on passengers and vehicles at the checkpoints to prevent attempts to smuggle in undesirable persons, drugs, weapons, explosives and other contraband.”

During checks, an ICA officer detected a bundle inside the rear passenger seat cup holder, which was later found to contain about 208g of ‘Ice’, estimated to be worth more than S$20,000. SINGAPORE IMMIGRATION AND CHECKPOINTS AUTHORITY AND CENTRAL NARCOTICS BUREAU