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Central Narcotics Bureau (CNB)
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Five Arrested in Two Different Operations. Assortment of Drugs Seized, Including 1kg of Heroin.

20 September 2019

In two separate operations conducted by the Central Narcotics Bureau (CNB) on 19 September 2019, an assortment of drugs estimated to be worth S$78,000 were seized and five suspected drug offenders arrested, including a young suspected drug trafficker dealing in a large amount of cannabis.

A kilogramme of heroin seized

2 In the early hours of 19 September, CNB officers deployed in the vicinity of Woodlands Avenue 6 spotted a suspected drug trafficker – a 48-year-old local male – meeting up with another male suspect, a 30-year-old Malaysian male, at the sixth level of a multi-storey carpark (MSCP) in the same vicinity.

3 A while after, the 48-year-old suspect departed the MSCP in a van, with another suspect, a 49-year-old local male passenger. CNB officers moved in to arrest the male Malaysian, who had remained at the MSCP. Cash of S$3,000 was found on the Malaysian. At an opportune moment, a separate party of CNB officers intercepted the van at the junction of Gambas Avenue and Sembawang Road. Both suspects were arrested and about 462g of heroin were found within the van.

Open Vans backpack with cash, a card, and a white phone charger inside.
Gloved hands moving a package in a car, Jaguar bag nearby, broken glass on floor.

Photo-1 & 2 (CNB): Cash found on 30-year-old Malaysian and heroin found within a van, in CNB operation on 19 September 2019.

4 CNB officers escorted the 49-year-old suspect to his workplace in the vicinity of Yishun Street 81, where he was working as a cleaner at a private residential estate. From within the cleaner rest room, about 563g of heroin, 34g of ‘Ice’ and two Erimin-5 tablets were found. A suspected drug abuser – a 51-year-old Singaporean male – was also arrested in the process. The 51-year-old was found in possession of a small amount of ‘Ice’ and some drug-taking utensils.

Stacks of Singapore dollar bills with small bags containing dark and white substances on a tan surface.

Photo-3 (CNB): Drugs and cash seized in CNB operation on 19 September 2019.

Youth cannabis trafficker arrested with substantial amount of cannabis

5 On 19 September, CNB officers arrested an 18-year-old Singaporean male suspected drug trafficker at the void deck of a block in the vicinity of Serangoon North Avenue 1. The suspect was escorted to his official residential unit in the same vicinity, whereupon a total of about 345g of cannabis and a digital weighing scale were found within.

Dried, crushed brown leaves in a clear plastic bag.

Photo-4 (CNB): Cannabis seized in a residential unit in vicinity of Serangoon North Avenue 1, raided by CNB on 19 September 2019.

6 Investigations into the drug activities of all the suspects are ongoing. The 1,025g of heroin seized is sufficient to feed the addiction of about 488 abusers for a week. The 345g of cannabis seized is sufficient to feed the addiction of about 49 abusers for a week.

CENTRAL NARCOTICS BUREAU

20 SEPTEMBER 2019

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