14kg of Heroin seized, 5 arrested for suspected drug activities

In the latest drug bust by CNB officers on 11 November 2020, a total of five suspected drug offenders, comprising three men and two women aged between 29 and 55, were arrested. A total of about 14,151g of heroin, 2,853g of ‘Ice’, 7,553g of cannabis, 323g of ‘Ecstasy’ fragments, 28 ‘Ecstasy’ tablets, 1,008 Erimin-5 tablets, and cash amounting to $12,629 were seized from the operation that took place in multiple locations in Singapore. The drugs seized are estimated to be worth close to $2 million.

2. In the afternoon of 11 November, CNB officers intercepted a vehicle in the vicinity of Siglap Road, and arrested three Singaporeans – a 55-year-old male driver, a 50-year-old male and a 52-year-old female passenger. A search was conducted in the vehicle, and three bundles containing about 1,453g of heroin were recovered. About 3g of heroin and 2g of ‘Ice’ were seized from the 50-year-old male, and about 7g of ‘Ice’ and 20 ‘Ecstasy’ tablets were also seized from the 52-year-old female.

Photo 1 (CNB) - Three bundles containing about 1,453g of heroin recovered from a vehicle intercepted in the vicinity of Siglap Road on 11 November 2020.

3. The 52-year-old female was subsequently brought back to her hideout in the vicinity of Siglap Road. A total of about 11g of heroin, 2g of ‘Ice’, one ‘Ecstasy’ tablet, and one Erimin-5 tablet were recovered from the unit.

4. A separate party of CNB officers conducting observation on a residential block in the vicinity of Bedok Reservoir Road also arrested a 35-year-old Singaporean male. A total of six bundles containing about 2,782g of heroin, a packet containing about 127g of ‘Ice’, five packets containing about 323g of Ecstasy fragments, and cash amounting to $629 were recovered from him.

5. Officers then raided the 35-year-old’s hideout in the same residential block, where a 29-year-old female Singaporean PR was also arrested within the unit. A total of 29 packs containing about 8,958g of heroin, 15 packs containing about 1,952g of ‘Ice’, and four packs containing about 2,499g of cannabis, 1,007 Erimin-5 tablets, seven ‘Ecstasy’ tablets, and cash amounting to $12,000 were seized from the unit. The 35-year-old male was later escorted to his vehicle, where a total of two bundles containing about 944g of heroin, three bundles containing about 763g of ‘Ice’, and five bundles containing about 5,054g of cannabis were further recovered.

Photo 2 (CNB) – Packets of ‘Ice’ and heroin seized from a unit in the vicinity of Bedok Reservoir Road on 11 November 2020.

Photo 3 (CNB) – A total of two bundles containing about 944g of heroin, three bundles containing about 763g of ‘Ice’, and five bundles containing about 5,054g of cannabis were recovered from a 35-year-old male’s vehicle in the vicinity of Bedok Reservoir Road on 11 November 2020

6. Investigations into the drug activities of all the suspects are ongoing. The total amount of drugs seized in the operation is sufficient to feed – 6,740 heroin abusers for a week, 1,630 ‘Ice’ abusers for a week and 1,080 cannabis abusers for a week.

7. Drug traffickers take huge gambles by exploiting and capitalising on addiction and the misery that drug abuse brings to the family. CNB has been keeping a close watch on the drug situation and will not let up on our enforcement efforts. CNB is committed to keeping the streets of Singapore safe from drugs, and would like to remind the public that the consumption, possession, trafficking, import or export of any controlled drugs is an offence under the Misuse of Drugs Act. Singapore has strict laws for drug trafficking and CNB will continue to mount regular, sustained operations against drug traffickers and abusers alike, to keep the streets of Singapore drug-free.

CENTRAL NARCOTICS BUREAU
13 NOVEMBER 2020

ANNEX A

Arrests of three suspected drug offenders in the vicinity of Siglap Road

Arrests of two suspected drug offenders in the vicinity of Bedok Reservoir Road