106 suspected drug offenders arrested in week-long operation

        Central Narcotics Bureau (CNB) arrested 106 suspected drug offenders in an anti-drug operation from 10 to 18 July 2023. During the operation, controlled drugs of about 223g of cannabis, 54g of heroin, 41g of ‘Ice’, 2g of psilocybin mushrooms with spores, 1g of ketamine, five ‘Ecstasy’ tablets, seven LSD (lysergic acid diethylamide) stamps, two bottles of GHB (gamma-hydroxybutyrate) and 27 nitrazepam tablets. These drugs have an estimated street value of about $17,200. The youngest arrested in this island-wide operation was a 15-year-old suspected female drug offender, and the oldest arrested was a 73-year-old suspected male drug offender.

2.       Some of the areas covered during this island-wide operation included Boon Lay, Jurong Sengkang, Tampines and Yishun.

13 July 2023: Family of three arrested in the vicinity of Champions Way

3.      In the morning of 13 July, CNB officers arrested a 57-year-old woman, her daughter aged 25 and son aged 21, in a residential unit in the vicinity of Champions Way for suspected drug abuse. All three are Singaporeans. A search was conducted within the unit where drug paraphernalia were recovered. Two young children, aged three and four, were in the unit and appropriate arrangements had to be made to ensure their welfare was taken care of. The children were later placed in the safe custody of their next-of-kin.

18 July 2023: Arrests of youths for suspected drug abuse

4.      In the morning of 18 July, CNB officers arrested a group of six Singaporeans, aged between 21 and 27, for suspected drug offences in a residential unit in the vicinity of Fernvale Lane. About 23g of vegetable matter believed to be cannabis, 1g of ketamine and four LSD (lysergic acid diethylamide) stamps were seized from within the unit. Based on preliminary investigations, the youths may have abused drugs together in the unit on other occasions.

5.      In other operations the same day, CNB raided a residential unit and arrested a 23-year-old Singaporean man for suspected drug offences in the vicinity of Jurong West Street 42. About 2g of psilocybin mushrooms with spores, three LSD (lysergic acid diethylamide) stamps, 3g of vegetable matter believed to be cannabis and drug paraphernalia were seized from within the unit.

6.      A 17-year-old Singaporean student was also arrested for suspected drug offences in a residential unit in the vicinity of Potong Pasir Avenue 1. During the raid, CNB officers recovered cannabis edibles that the teenager had prepared by sprinkling cannabis onto biscuits. His arrest led to the arrest of two others - both 18-year-old Singaporean students - for suspected drug abuse offences.

Photos 1 – 2 (CNB): Controlled drugs, including psilocybin mushrooms with spores and in the form of cannabis edibles, seized in an island-wide drug operation from 10 to 18 July 2023.

7.      Superintendent Royce Chua, Commanding Officer of CNB Enforcement ‘F’ and ‘L’ Divisions, said of the island-wide operation:

“In our latest island-wide anti-drug operations, CNB arrested groups of youths who are suspected to have been abusing drugs at home or in a friend’s home. In one particular case, a mother was arrested together with her two children for suspected drug abuse.

We urge parents and family members to have early conversations with your children on the harms of drugs, and to learn more about whom they might be spending time with and what they might be doing when they are out, and even when they are at home, so that their children can stay away from drugs and have the opportunity to live their lives to the fullest potential.”

8.      Under the Misuse of Drugs Act, it is an offence for a person to arrange for gatherings for drug abuse, and it is also an offence for the premise owner, tenant or occupier to permit the premises to be used for drug abuse or drug trafficking.

9.      Investigations into all arrested suspects are ongoing.

CENTRAL NARCOTICS BUREAU
24 July 2023