SINGAPORE: A total of 103 suspected drug offenders were arrested
in a six-day islandwide operation which kicked off on Feb 27, the
Central Narcotics Bureau (CNB) announced on Friday (Mar 4).
Officers also seized drugs worth S$235,000 in total, including
1.8kg of heroin, 338 Ecstasy tablets, 1,462 Erimin-5 tablets and
454g of Ice.
One of the cases accounted for S$210,000 worth of drugs. It saw
six suspects rounded up and cash of more than S$29,000
seized.
On Wednesday, a suspected drug courier, a 43-year-old Malaysian
was arrested at Woodlands Checkpoint after he was found with 1.3kg
of heroin, 77g of Ice and 1,000 Erimin-5 tablets.
CNB nabbed three people who were intended recipients of the
seized drugs. The first was a 60-year-old Singaporean man arrested
at Teck Whye Lane and the second, a 33-year-old Singaporean male,
arrested along Bencoolen Street with a 35-year-old suspected
accomplice.
Cannabis, Yaba tablets and suspected synthetic cannabinoids were
found on the 35-year-old. He and his alleged accomplice led
officers to a nearby hotel room where 334 Ecstasy tablets, 112 Yaba
tablets, some Erimin-5 tablets, 60g of Ice were recovered, CNB
said.
A raid of the 33-year-old man's home in Woodlands found a small
assortment of drugs including Ice, and Ecstasy and Yaba
tablets.
The third suspected intended recipient, a 57-year-old
Singaporean man, was arrested in Toa Payoh. 174g of heroin and 57g
of Ice and 450 Erimin-5 tablets were found in his suspected
hideout.
Investigations into all the suspects are ongoing, CNB said.
Those found guilty of trafficking more than 15g of pure heroin or
more than 250g of methamphetamine face the death penalty.
- CNA/ly