SINGAPORE, Dec. 28 -- A 39-year-old Malaysian man has been arrested at Singapore's northern border after authorities found more than 3kg of cannabis and 1.7kg of Ice during checks at Woodlands Checkpoint, in a case that crosses the city-state's capital punishment thresholds for drug importation.

According to a joint statement issued today by Singapore's Central Narcotics Bureau and Singapore's Immigration and Checkpoints Authority, the man was flagged for enhanced screening on the evening of December 22 after information from ICA's Integrated Targeting Centre.

The centre uses advance traveller information and data analytics to identify high-risk travellers before they arrive in Singapore.

A total of seven bundles believed to contain co...