In the evening hours of 11 December 2019, officers from the Central Narcotics Bureau (CNB) arrested a 48-year-old Singaporean male suspected drug trafficker at the void deck of a block in the vicinity of Woodlands Street 13. Prior to the arrest, the suspect was spotted to have exited from a unit on the second floor.
2 CNB officers escorted the suspect back to the second floor unit for a raid. From within the unit, about 1,415g of heroin, a bottle containing methadone and cash of S$11,000 were found. From within a sling bag carried by the suspect, about 25g of ‘Ice’ and 168g of heroin were found. A small packet of about 2g of heroin was found in a pocket of the jeans worn by the suspect. A 42-year-old Singaporean female suspected drug abuser was also arrested within the unit.
Photo-1 (CNB): Drugs seized from CNB operation at Woodlands Street 13 on 11 Dec 2019.
Photo-2 (CNB): Cash seized from CNB operation at Woodlands Street 13 on 11 Dec 2019.
3 Investigations are ongoing. The estimated worth of the drugs seized in this operation is about S$113,000. The 1,585g of heroin seized in this operation is sufficient to feed the addiction of about 754 abusers for a week.
CENTRAL NARCOTICS BUREAU
12 DECEMBER 2019
