Large Heroin Seizure, Two Arrested

            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