Ex-ICA Officer Jailed for Drink Driving, Lying to Singapore Police

A former officer of Singapore’s Immigration and Checkpoints Authority (ICA) has been jailed for three weeks for drink driving and for lying to police that he had consumed alcohol only after getting home.

Ken Ong Wei Qi, 35, was also fined S$6,500 (about RM20,780) and disqualified from holding or obtaining any class of driving licence for 36 months when he was sentenced on Thursday (Oct 22), according to an AsiaOne report carried by Malay Mail.

Crash on slip road to Loyang Avenue

The court heard that on June 14, 2025, Ong, who then held the rank of Assistant Superintendent, drove from Prinsep Street towards Pasir Ris after he could not find a designated driver.

Some time after 2am, his car crashed into a concrete barrier on a slip road leading to Loyang Avenue along the Tampines Expressway, in the direction of the Seletar Expressway.

Police officers on patrol found the damaged car abandoned with nobody inside at about 3.50am. Ong came back to the scene at about 4.30am and failed a breathalyser test.

He claimed he had only been drinking at home and denied hitting anything. A later test showed 76 microgrammes of alcohol per 100ml of breath, more than twice the legal limit of 35 microgrammes. At the Traffic Police headquarters later that morning, he repeated the claim, saying he had drunk two or three cans of beer at home.

Ex-ICA officer jailed for driving driving

Ong pleaded guilty on Oct 19 to offences including drink driving and giving false information to a public servant. He resigned from ICA the same day.

Besides the jail term and fine, the 36-month driving ban covers all classes of licences.

ICA says officers held to high standard

Responding to queries from AsiaOne, an ICA spokesperson said: “ICA officers who break the law will be dealt with, in accordance with the law.”

The spokesperson added that officers are expected to uphold high standards of integrity and professionalism at all times.

The case comes as Singapore police continue to clamp down on drink driving. Earlier in the week, police announced that 17 motorists would be charged with drink driving offences.

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