Large assortment of drugs seized, including over 1kg of 'Ice'; 5 arrested for suspected drug activities

In the latest drug busts by Central Narcotics Bureau (CNB) officers on 16 and 17 November 2020, a total of five suspected drug offenders, all Singaporeans, comprising three males and two females aged between 19 and 34, were arrested at multiple locations in Singapore. A total of about 1,314g of ‘Ice’, 342g of cannabis, 46g of ketamine, 182 ‘Ecstasy’ tablets and fragments, 19 Erimin-5 tablets, 20 ‘Yaba’ tablets, six LSD (lysergic acid diethylamide) stamps, and two bottles of liquid suspected to contain GHB (gamma-hydroxybutyrate) were seized. Offensive weapons and cash amounting to $18,250 was also recovered during the operation. The drugs seized are estimated to be worth close to $410,000.

Arrests of two suspected drug offenders in the vicinity of Somme Road and Yishun Ring Road

2. In the late afternoon of 16 November, CNB officers arrested a 34-year-old Singaporean male in the vicinity of Somme Road. Three packets containing about 37g of ‘Ice’ and 11 ‘Ecstasy’ tablets were recovered from him. The 34-year-old male, a suspected drug trafficker, was escorted to his hideout in the same vicinity, where a search was conducted. A total of 20 packets containing about 1,276g of ‘Ice’, 11 packets containing about 342g of cannabis, 14 packets containing about 46g of ketamine, 161 ‘Ecstasy’ tablets and fragments, 18 Erimin-5 tablets, six LSD (lysergic acid diethylamide) stamps, and a bottle of liquid suspected to contain GHB (gamma-hydroxybutyrate) were seized from the hideout. Various drug paraphernalia and cash amounting to $14,000 was also recovered.

Photo 1 (CNB) – Packets of ‘Ice’ and cannabis seized from the hideout of a 34-year-old Singaporean male in the vicinity of Somme Road during a CNB operation on 16 November 2020.

3. In a follow-up operation conducted in the morning of 17 November, a separate party of CNB officers raided a residential unit in the vicinity of Yishun Ring Road and arrested a 25-year-old Singaporean male therein. An Erimin-5 tablet and 20 ‘Yaba’ tablets were recovered from the unit. The 25-year-old male was later escorted to his vehicle, where 10 ‘Ecstasy’ tablets and cash amounting to $4,250 were recovered.

Arrests of three suspected drug offenders in the vicinity of Balestier Road

4. In the evening of 16 November, CNB officers arrested three Singaporeans – a 25-year-old male, a 24-year-old female and a 19-year-old female – near a hotel in the vicinity of Balestier Road. The 25- year-old male put up a violent struggle to resist arrest, and necessary force was used to subdue him. A packet containing about 1g of ‘Ice’, a bottle of liquid suspected to contain GHB (gammahydroxybutyrate) and a ‘Karambit’ knife were recovered from the 25-year-old male. A search of his vehicle was conducted and two watermelon knives, a parang knife and a baseball bat, along with various drug paraphernalia were found in the vehicle.

Photo 2 (CNB) - A ‘Karambit’ knife seized from a 25-year-old Singaporean male in the vicinity of Balestier Road during a CNB operation on 16 November 2020.

Photos 3 and 4 (CNB) – Offensive weapons, including watermelon knives, a parang knife and a baseball bat seized from the vehicle of a 25-year-old Singaporean male in the vicinity of Balestier Road during a CNB operation on 16 November 2020.

5. Investigations into the drug activities of all the suspects are ongoing. The total amount of 1,314g of ‘Ice’ seized is sufficient to feed the addiction of about 750 abusers for a week.

CENTRAL NARCOTICS BUREAU

17 November 2020