SINGAPORE – May 2017: As of 1 May 2017, the Central Narcotics Bureau (CNB) of Singapore has incorporated five NPS, including the synthetic opioid U-47700 and four synthetic cannabinoids (5F-MN-24, MDMB-CHMICA, NM-2201 and THJ-018) in the national list of Class A controlled drugs of the Misuse of Drugs Act (MDA). Nine additional NPS were added to the Fifth Schedule of the MDA, which places them under temporary control in Singapore. U-47700 was already placed under international control (Schedule I of the Single Convention on Narcotics Drugs 1961) earlier this year by a decision of the Commission on Narcotic Drugs.

According to the recently released annual report of the CNB, more than 3.5 kg of NPS plus 4,000 tablets containing NPS were seized over the last two years. In 2016, seizures of more than 1,100 tablets containing NPS were recorded, a decrease of more than 60% compared to 2015.

For more information, please see:

CNB – Current News: Misuse Of Drugs Act https://www.cnb.gov.sg/newsroom/current/news_details/17-04-28/Misuse_Of_Drugs_Act.aspx

CNB Annual Statistics Release for 2016: Overview of Singapore’s Drug Situation in 2016: https://www.cnb.gov.sg/Libraries/CNB_Newsroom_Files/CNB_Annual_Stats_Release_for_2016_docx.sflb.ashx

EWA news clip on “UNODC: Ten substances "scheduled" at the 60th Session of the Commission on Narcotic Drugs” – https://www.unodc.org/LSS/Announcement/Details/458fe6f4-a85b-4251-924c-57047afc167f

EWA news clip on “UNODC: Commission on Narcotic Drugs decision on international control of U-47700 and Butyrfentanyl enters into force” –

https://www.unodc.org/LSS/Announcement/Details/b967b63b-c810-454f-b77c-6c9179524c88