The packages tested positive for cocaine and were seized by CNB. 8kg of cocaine seized from foreign-registered commercial vessel in Singapore watersAngela YeungThe Straits TimesAug 7, 2026Officers from the Police Coast Guard (PCG) and the Central Narcotics Bureau (CNB) seized more than 8kg of cocaine from a foreign-registered commercial vessel in Singapore waters on Aug 5. In a statement on Aug 7, police said they were alerted to a case of suspicious packages on board a foreign-registered commercial vessel at Raffles Reserved Anchorage, located south of the mainland, between Pulau Senang and Pulau Semakau. The packages tested positive for cocaine and were seized by CNB, police said. In Singapore, individuals who import or export more than 30g of cocaine may face the mandatory death penalty.