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Central Narcotics Bureau (CNB)
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2kg Of Cannabis seized; 1 Singaporean arrested for suspected drug activities

30 March 2021

In the latest drug bust by Central Narcotics Bureau (CNB) officers on 29 March 2021, a 63-year-old Singaporean male was arrested for suspected drug activities. A total of about 323g of ‘Ice’ and 2,000g of cannabis were seized in the operation. The drugs seized are estimated to be worth more than $72,000.

2.         In the evening of 29 March, CNB officers arrested a 63-year-old male in the vicinity of Edgefield Plains, where a total of one bundle containing about 323g of ‘Ice’ and two bundles containing about 2,000g of cannabis were recovered from within a blue plastic bag.

Knotted blue plastic bag full of discarded foam scraps and trim.

Photo 1 (CNB): Illicit drugs in a plastic bag recovered in the vicinity of Edgefield Plains in a CNB operation on 29 March 2021.

Two rough brown bricks and a clear plastic bag with white material on a tan surface.

Photo 2 (CNB): A total of about 323g of ‘Ice’ and 2,000g of cannabis seized in the vicinity of Edgefield Plains on 29 March 2021.

3.         Investigations into the drug activities of the suspect are ongoing. The total amount of 323g of ‘Ice’ that had been seized in the operation is sufficient to feed the addiction of about 184 abusers for a week, while the total amount of 2,000g of cannabis that had been seized in the operation is sufficient to feed the addiction of about 285 abusers for a week.

CENTRAL NARCOTICS BUREAU

30 March 2021

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