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Information on quantity of controlled drugs seized

Data from Jan 2003 to Dec 2024

Last updated: 01 Aug 2025, 15:03 SGT

CNB (Central Narcotics Bureau)

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Informationonquantityofcontrolleddrugsseized.csv (272 rows, 6.4 KB)

Year Year (YYYY)	Drug Text	Unit Of Measure Text	Amount Text
(Null)0.0% 20205.5% 20215.5% 20225.5% 20235.5%	(Null)0.0% ECSTASY9.9% ICE8.1% NPS8.1% YABA8.1%	(Null)0.0% TABLET45.6% KG40.4% GRAMS8.1% GRAM5.9%	(Null)8.1%
2003	HEROIN	KG	13.03
2004	HEROIN	KG	4.47
2005	HEROIN	KG	6.31
2006	HEROIN	KG	6.13
2007	HEROIN	KG	17.22
2008	HEROIN	KG	44.5
2009	HEROIN	KG	29.14
2010	HEROIN	KG	49.02
2011	HEROIN	KG	72.67
2012	HEROIN	KG	66.38

Column legend

Title	Column name	Data type	Unit of measure	Description
Year	year	Year (YYYY)	-	-
Drug	drug	Text	-	-
Unit Of Measure	unit_of_measure	Text	-	-
Amount	amount	Text	-	-

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Sample OpenAPI query

This code can be used to test a sample API query. It retrieves the data catalogue of this dataset. For a complete guide on query parameters and syntax, please refer to the API documentation. Try it out on your browser to see the response schema.

import requests
          
dataset_id = "d_548c4312b99409c9d152ac2f426828b5"
url = "https://data.gov.sg/api/action/datastore_search?resource_id="  + dataset_id 
        
response = requests.get(url)
print(response.json())

Citation

This dataset can be reused and cited in research publications.

Central Narcotics Bureau. (2015). Information on quantity of controlled drugs seized (2025) [Dataset]. data.gov.sg. Retrieved June 1, 2026 from https://data.gov.sg/datasets/d_548c4312b99409c9d152ac2f426828b5/view

About this dataset

Contact

chiam_pei_san@cnb.gov.sg kelvin_foo@cnb.gov.sg

Created on

21 May 2015

Licence

Free forever for personal or commercial use, under the Open Data Licence.

Agency

CNB (Central Narcotics Bureau)