CNB operation nets large seizure of Heroin & Cannabis; drugs seized enough to feed 3,340 Abusers for a week

On 29 July 2024, the Central Narcotics Bureau (CNB) mounted an operation which saw the seizure of a large amount of heroin, cannabis and ‘Ice’ that could feed the addiction of about 3,340 drug abusers for a week. The estimated worth of the drugs seized in this operation is about $696,000.

2. In the afternoon of 29 July, CNB officers arrested a 64-year-old Singaporean man at the lift lobby of a private residential estate in the vicinity of Meyer Road for suspected drug activities. The man was then escorted to his hideout in the same residential estate whereupon a search of the unit led to the recovery of about 6.25kg of cannabis, 4.66kg of heroin, 437g of ‘Ice’, 53g of ‘Ecstasy’, nine Erimin-5 tablets and six bottles of methadone.

Photo 1 (CNB): Drugs seized by CNB from within a unit at a private residential estate in the vicinity of Meyer Road on 29 July 2024.

3. 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 diamorphine or pure heroin, or more than 250g of methamphetamine, or more than 500g of cannabis, he or she may face the mandatory death penalty.

4. Investigations into the drug activities of the arrested suspect are ongoing.

CENTRAL NARCOTICS BUREAU
30 JULY 2024