The street value of the drugs seized is estimated to be about S$2.2 million.
Offenders may face the mandatory death penalty if found guilty of trafficking more than 500g of cannabis.
The Mobile Column is returning to the Padang for the first time since 2019.
He was a cross-border worker who commuted from JB to Singapore daily at 4am.
The meeting was arranged by two 16-year-old male acquaintances of the victim.
The alert reportedly came on over 20 times during the trip.
The victim's parents have been remanded for seven days to help with the investigations.
One of them, aged 17, pleaded guilty and was sentenced to 15 months' probation.
Preliminary investigations found no signs of foul play.
Gavin Lee, who previously led the Tampines Rovers Football Club, has been appointed interim head coach.