SINGAPORE, Dec. 22 (Xinhua) -- Singapore's Immigration and Checkpoints Authority (ICA) has seized 900 grams of heroin from a Malaysian motorcyclist at Tuas Checkpoint, said ICA in a press release on Thursday.
Two packets of heroin, weighing approximately 900 grams and worth more than 63,000 Singapore dollars (43,529 U.S. dollars), were found in the 23-year-old man's underwear.
The Malaysian man was placed under arrest and could face the death penalty if convicted.
Singapore's Misuse of Drugs Act (MDA) provides for the death penalty if the amount of diamorphine or pure heroin imported is 15 grams or more.
