3 men & 2 women in Woodlands found with airsoft gun, samurai sword, 3 machetes, 1 axe, 72 SIM cards & more

The police have arrested three men and two women, aged between 23 and 37, following a suspected case of unauthorised possession of gun.

On Jan. 12, 2026, at about 4:20pm, police were alerted to a suspected case of unauthorised possession of gun at Woodlands Close, Primz Bizhub.

Through extensive ground enquiries and with the aid of images from police cameras, officers from Woodlands Division and the Criminal Investigation Department established the identity of a 23-year-old man, and arrested him within eight hours.

The 23-year-old was found in the company with four other persons.

The police found and seized two airsoft guns, one samurai sword, one baton, three machetes, one axe, one dagger, one knuckle duster, one taser, one bag of airsoft metal pellets, one bag of airsoft plastic pellets, two de-registered car plates, 72 SIM cards, etomidate e-vaporiser pods, and items believed to be controlled drugs and drug paraphernalia.

The 23-year-old man and another 34-year-old man will be charged in court on Jan. 14, 2026, with possession of a scheduled weapon under the Corrosive and Explosive Substances and Offensive Weapons Act 1958.

Under Section 7(1)(a), any person who, otherwise than for a lawful purpose, carries or has in his possession or under his control any scheduled weapon shall be guilty of an offence.

For first-time offenders, the offence carries an imprisonment term of up to five years and at least six strokes of the cane.

The five persons are also being investigated for various offences under the Guns, Explosives and Weapons Control Act 2021, Road Traffic Act 1961, Misuse of Drugs Act 1973, among others.

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

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