96 suspected drug offenders arrested in island-wide operation

      A total of 96 suspected drug offenders were arrested in a six-day island-wide drug operation conducted by the Central Narcotics Bureau (CNB) from 6 to 11 November 2022. During the operation, controlled drugs of about 146g of heroin, 882g of ‘Ice’, 3,624g of cannabis, 402g of ketamine, 6g of New Psychoactive Substances (NPS), 243g of ‘Ecstasy’ tablets, 685 Erimin-5 tablets, 219 LSD (lysergic acid diethylamide) stamps and 23 bottles of liquid suspected to contain GHB (gamma-hydroxybutyrate) were seized. The drugs seized have an estimated street value of more than $359,000. The seizure of 882g of ‘Ice’ can feed the addiction of about 500 abusers for a week, while 3,624g of cannabis is sufficient to feed the addiction of about 510 abusers for a week. The youngest arrested in this island-wide operation is a 14-year-old suspected drug trafficker.

2.    Some of the areas covered during this island-wide operation included Woodlands, Geylang and Chinatown.

7 and 8 November 2022: Arrests of one 14-year-old boy and one 17-year-old boy

3.    In the afternoon of 7 November, a 17-year-old boy was arrested in the vicinity of South Buona Vista Road, and about 371g of cannabis and drug paraphernalia were recovered.

4.    He was escorted to his residential unit in the same vicinity and about 36g of cannabis and drug paraphernalia were seized.

5.    In a follow-up operation conducted in the morning of 8 November, CNB officers raided a residential unit in the vicinity of Lower Delta Road and arrested a 14-year-old boy for suspected drug trafficking offences. About 9g of cannabis and drug paraphernalia were seized from the boy’s home.

Photo 1 (CNB): Some of the cannabis seized during a CNB operation on 7 November 2022.

8 November 2022: Arrests of two subjects in the vicinity of Boon Lay Drive

6.    In the evening of 8 November, in another case in this island-wide operation, CNB officers arrested two Singaporean women, aged 27 and 30, in the vicinity of Boon Lay Drive. A total of about 86g of ‘Ice’, 330g of cannabis, 43g of ‘Ecstasy’ tablets and 60 LSD (lysergic acid diethylamide) stamps were recovered from the 27-year-old woman.

7.    The women were later escorted to their hideout in the same vicinity, where a total of about 281g of ‘Ice’, 456g of cannabis, 344g of ketamine, 77g of ‘Ecstasy’ tablets, 548 Erimin-5 tablets, 110 LSD (lysergic acid diethylamide) stamps and 12 bottles of liquid suspected to contain GHB (gamma-hydroxybutyrate) were further seized. A total of about 56g of ‘Ice’, 756g of cannabis, 56g of ‘Ecstasy’ tablets and 36 LSD (lysergic acid diethylamide) stamps were also recovered from a staircase landing on the same floor as the residential unit.

8.    The 30-year-old woman’s 4-year-old daughter was also present in the unit. Arrangements were made to ensure that the welfare of the 4-year-old daughter was taken care of, and she was subsequently placed in the safe custody of a next-of-kin.

Photo 2 (CNB): Some of the controlled drugs seized during a CNB operation on 8 November 2022.

Photo 3 (CNB): A total of 96 suspected drug offenders were arrested in an island-wide drug operation from 6 to 11 November 2022.

9.    Under Section 5 of the Misuse of Drugs Act 1973, it is an offence for a person, on his or her own behalf, or on behalf of any other person, whether or not that other person is in Singapore, to traffic in a controlled drug, offer to traffic in a controlled drug; or to do or offer to do any act preparatory to or for the purpose of trafficking in a controlled drug. If a person is found guilty of trafficking more than 15g of pure heroin (diamorphine), 250g of methamphetamine or 500g of cannabis, he or she may face the mandatory death penalty.

10.    Investigations into the drug activities of all arrested suspects are ongoing.

CENTRAL NARCOTICS BUREAU
11 November 2022