BMW driver, 27, arrested at Woodlands for drug offences, possessing weapons, vapes & unpaid-duty cigarettes

A 27-year-old male driver of a BMW was arrested for possession of weapons and suspected drug-related offences at Woodlands.

According to the Singapore Police Force (SPF), the Police received a call for assistance at the junction of Woodlands Avenue 2 and Woodlands Avenue 5 on Aug. 6 at 5:45am.

The man was arrested for offences under the Corrosive and Explosive Substances and Offensive Weapons Act 1958, Gun, Explosive and Weapons Control Act 2021, and suspected drug-related offences.

The Straits Times reported that the man is suspected of possessing knife-related weapons.

E-cigarettes and unpaid-duty cigarettes were found in his vehicle, and will be referred to the Health Sciences Authority and Singapore Customs, respectively.

The suspected drug-related offences have also been referred to the Central Narcotics Bureau.

Investigations are ongoing, said SPF.

In a Facebook post by SG Road Vigilante, the driver was photographed sitting on the curb with his arm cuffed behind his back.

In another photograph on the Chinese social media site Xiaohongshu, numerous officers and squad cars could be seen at the scene.

Top photos via SGRV/Facebook & 吃出三下巴/Xiaohongshu