About 1.1kg of heroin, 150g of 'Ice' and large amount of cash seized in CNB operation

The Central Narcotics Bureau (CNB) seized a large amount of drugs, worth over S$100,000, and cash in an operation on 17 June 2016.

1. On 17 June 2016, CNB officers were deployed at the vicinity of Anchorvale Road to conduct observation on a suspected drug trafficker, a 38-year-old Singaporean female. She was suspected to be receiving a consignment of drugs from her accomplice, a 39-year-old foreigner.

2. The accomplice was arrested in the vicinity of the suspected drug trafficker’s hideout. Cash of over S$15,000 was seized from him.

3. Officers then raided the hideout of the suspected drug trafficker and arrested her. A total of over 1.1kg of heroin, 150g of ‘Ice’, a slab of Erimin-5 tablets and over S$20,000 in cash were recovered in this operation.

4. Investigations into the drug activities of all suspects are ongoing. The Misuse of Drugs Act provides for the death penalty if the amount of diamorphine (pure heroin) trafficked exceeds 15g. 15g of diamorphine is equivalent to 1,250 straws[2], which is sufficient to feed the addiction of about 180 abusers for a week.

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CNB Photo 1: Drugs and cash seized during CNB operation on 17 June 2016

CENTRAL NARCOTICS BUREAU
18 JUN 2016

[1] The Misuse of Drugs Act provides for the death penalty if the amount of methamphetamine trafficked exceeds 250g. 250g of methamphetamine is sufficient to feed the addiction of about 185 abusers for a week.

[2] This is estimated using a typical purity level of 4%, based on drug seizures in recent years. The number of straws that are actually made may vary according to the purity level of the heroin used in the straws.