SINGAPORE: A total of 120 suspected drug offenders have been arrested in a seven-day islandwide operation, with drugs worth an estimated S$38,000 seized, said the Central Narcotics Bureau (CNB) in a news release here the other day.
The operation, which took place from Apr 20 to Apr 27, was conducted by CNB and supported by officers from the Singapore Police Force.
“Drugs seized included about 223g of heroin, 45g of ‘Ice’, 394g of cannabis, 29g of ketamine, 17 ‘Ecstasy’ tablets and 10 Erimin-5 tablets. Cigarettes believed to contain synthetic cannabis were also seized,” the news release added.
Areas covered during the operation included Bedok, Bendemeer, Boon Lay, Geylang, Jalan Bukit Merah, Jurong, Marsiling, Pasir Ris, Serangoon, Toa Payoh, Woodlands and Yishun, said CNB.
In one of the operations carried out in the early hours of Apr 22, CNB officers raided the hideout of a suspected drug trafficker, a 66-year-old male Singaporean, in the vicinity of Bedok North.
The news release said that officers recovered a total of about 74g of heroin, a small amount of ‘Ice’ and cash amounting to S$34,345 from the unit. A digital weighing scale and empty plastic packets were also seized in the raid.
CNB said a 26-year-old suspected drug abuser was also arrested in a private housing estate in Jurong East, on Apr 22. A small packet of ketamine was recovered.
From follow-up investigations on the suspected abuser, officers proceeded to arrest a suspected drug trafficker at Lorong 3 Geylang. The 39-year-old male Singaporean suspect was subsequently brought to his unit in an HDB block in the vicinity, where an assortment of drugs were recovered, which included about 29g of ketamine, 27g of ‘Ice’, numerous ‘Ecstasy’ and Erimin-5 tablets, and cigarette sticks suspected to contain synthetic cannabis.
Both the 66-year-old and the 39-year-old male are being investigated for drug trafficking. CNB said investigations on all suspects are also ongoing.
