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Central Narcotics Bureau (CNB)
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Close to 5KG of controlled drugs sized; Four arrested for suspected drug activities

27 September 2021

In the latest drug bust by Central Narcotics Bureau (CNB) officers on 25 and 26 September 2021, three Singaporean males aged between 45 and 57, and a female Singapore Permanent Resident aged 37 were arrested for suspected drug activities. A total of about 4,342g of heroin, 191g of ‘Ice’, 15g of cannabis, 207g of ‘Ecstasy’ tablets, 142 Erimin-5 tablets, and ten LSD (lysergic acid diethylamide) stamps were seized during the operation that took place in multiple locations in Singapore. The drugs seized are estimated to be worth close to $328,000.


2.         In the evening of 25 September, CNB officers intercepted a vehicle in the vicinity of Sims Avenue, and arrested two Singaporean males aged 45 and 51. A search was conducted, and a total of eight bundles containing about 1,163g heroin and three packets containing about 119g of ‘Ice’ were seized from the vehicle. Ten LSD (lysergic acid diethylamide) stamps were also recovered from the 45-year-old male.

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Photos 1 and 2 (CNB): A vehicle intercepted by CNB officers in an anti-drug operation on 25 September, where three packets containing about 119g of ‘Ice’ were seized from the vehicle.

3.     The 45-year-old male was later brought to a storage facility in the vicinity of Kallang Avenue, where about 787g of heroin, 207g of ‘Ecstasy’ tablets, and 130 Erimin-5 tablets were further seized. The 45-year-old male was also escorted to his hideout in the vicinity of Kim Yam Road, where a 37-year-old female Singapore Permanent Resident was arrested as well. Two Erimin-5 tablets were also seized from the 37-year-old female. The 51-year-old male was also escorted to his hideout in the vicinity of Anchorvale Lane in the morning of 26 September, where a search was conducted. A total of 5g of ‘Ice’, 15g of cannabis, and ten Erimin-5 tablets were seized from the residential unit. 

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Photo 3 (CNB): Some of the controlled drugs seized from two Singaporean males aged 45 and 51, who were arrested in the vicinity of Sims Avenue in a CNB operation on 25 and 26 September 2021.

4.         In a follow-up operation in the evening of 25 September, CNB officers raided a residential unit in the vicinity of Sumang Walk, and arrested a 57-year-old Singaporean male therein. Forced entry was effected as the 57-year-old male had refused to heed the lawful orders of the CNB officers to open the door. A search was later conducted, and a total of eight packets containing about 2,392g of heroin and three packets containing about 67g of ‘Ice’ were seized from the unit.

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Photo 4 (CNB): One of the packets of heroin and a weighing scale seized from a residential unit in the vicinity of Sumang Walk in a CNB operation on 25 and 26 September 2021.

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Photo 5 (CNB): A total of about 2,392g of heroin and 67g of ‘Ice’ were seized from a residential unit in the vicinity of Sumang Walk in a CNB operation on 25 and 26 September 2021.

5.         Investigations into the drug activities of all the suspects are ongoing. The total amount of 4,342g of heroin seized is sufficient to feed the addiction of about 2,070 abusers for a week.

CENTRAL NARCOTICS BUREAU

27 September 2021

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