News About Drugs and Narcotics

https://www.who.int/indonesia/news/detail/07-01-2026-australia-and-indonesia-achieve-who-listed-authority-status-in-medical-products-regulation

'Australia and Indonesia achieve WHO Listed Authority status in medical products regulation

New listings mark a milestone for regulatory excellence and expand access to safe, quality-assured medical products worldwide'

7 January 2026

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https://www.channelnewsasia.com/world/new-zealand-woman-18kg-methamphetamine-singapore-flight-5832611

'Woman arrested at New Zealand airport after 18kg of meth found on arrival from Singapore

The methamphetamine haul is worth about NZ$5.53 million (US$3.2 million).'

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https://theedgemalaysia.com/node/784829

Malaysia and Singapore reaffirm long-standing, firm stance against drug offences

04 Dec 2025, 06:43 pm

'“The drug menace is a problem in Malaysia. We have traditionally taken a very strong stance, although we have amended the issue of mandatory death sentences,” he said...'

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The cnb dot gov dot sg site ..../mediaroom/news/thirty-two-convicted-for-drug-and-money-laundering-offences-in-2025/

 'In 2025, thirty-two Singaporean men were convicted and sentenced for drug and money laundering offences1. The men, who were arrested by the Central Narcotics Bureau (CNB) in separate anti-drug operations, were convicted and sentenced to imprisonment terms of up to thirty-one years and eighteen strokes of the cane. The youngest offender was 19 years old at the time of conviction.

2.       A total of about 8,779g of heroin, 3,068g of ‘Ice’, 7,852g of cannabis, 111g of cannabis-infused candies, 929g of ketamine, 1,160 ‘Ecstasy’ tablets, 447 Erimin-5 tablets and some other assorted controlled drugs were seized from the anti-drug operations. The drugs seized are estimated to be worth about $1,520,000 and can feed the addiction of about 7,000 abusers for a week. About $101,972.95 worth of proceeds derived from the offenders’ illegal drug activities or otherwise linked to them, were forfeited and surrendered to the State.'

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https://www.channelnewsasia.com/singapore/man-arrested-smuggle-drugs-cannabis-ice-woodlands-checkpoint-crystal-meth-5731361

Cannabis and ice

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https://sg.usembassy.gov/multilateral-cooperation-disrupts-syndicate-linked-to-global-drug-trafficking/

 'In April 2025, CNB received information concerning freight parcels suspected to be carrying controlled drugs.  They were transiting through Singapore, and believed to have originated from the United States and bound for New Zealand. The parcels were intercepted and seized by CNB, and found to contain more than 10kg of ‘Ice’, or methamphetamine. CNB conducted follow-up investigations and through further monitoring, identified other similar parcels bound for New Zealand and Australia.'