After being pursued by Malaysian police, they had crashed their car into automated motorcycle clearance lanes at the Tuas Checkpoint, injuring an Immigration and Checkpoints Authority (ICA) officer in the process.
Teo Thiam Leng, 46, a Singaporean, was charged with dangerous driving causing hurt and one charge of drug trafficking, according to a report in the Straits Times.
His passengers, Vietnamese Ho Thi My Nhung, 31, and Chinese national Chen Songqing, 35, were each charged with one count of criminal trespass.
All three attended the court session via video link, with Chen doing so from hospital.
They will return to court at a later date, said the daily.
Singapore police said in a statement earlier that a Malaysian-registered car was pursued by the Malaysian police after it evaded departure clearance at the Malaysian customs and entered Singapore via the Tuas checkpoint.
They said Teo, the driver, attempted to force his way into Singapore through the automated motorcycle clearance lanes. However, the car could not pass through and crashed into the counters.
“Court documents said that at around 2.20am on Friday (April 8), Teo allegedly reversed his car at the Tuas checkpoint and collided into an ICA officer,” it said, adding that the officer, Nur Asri Abdul Rahman, suffered an injury to his right ankle.
The incident also caused significant damage to property, police said.
ICA officers detained the driver. The passengers attempted to escape but were caught.
The daily said preliminary investigations revealed that Teo was wanted by the police and the Central Narcotics Bureau. He tested positive for drug consumption after a urine test.
According to court documents, Teo had conspired with Singaporean Er Lin Cheng and an unknown contact from Malaysia to import 33g of methamphetamine across the Woodlands checkpoint in 2016.
Teo was convicted of trafficking ketamine in 2007 and was jailed five years and given five strokes of the cane.
If found guilty, Teo could face up to two years’ jail and a fine of up to S$10,000 (RM31,000) for dangerous driving causing hurt, and up to 30 years’ jail and 15 strokes of the cane for drug trafficking.
Ho and Chen could each be jailed for up to three months and fined up to S$1,500.