More young and female drug abusers arrested in 2025, including a 12-year-old, says Singapore's narcotics bureau

Figures released on Feb 10 by the Central Narcotics Bureau showed that half of the 1,165 new drug abusers arrested in 2025 were below 30 years old. -- ST PHOTO: DESMOND WEE

SINGAPORE (The Straits Times/ANN): More young and new abusers were arrested in Singapore in 2025 for drug-related offences, with the youngest being 12 years old.

Figures released on Feb 10 by the Central Narcotics Bureau (CNB) showed that of the 1,165 new drug abusers they arrested in 2025, half were below the age of 30. This was a 17 per cent increase from 2024.