SINGAPORE: A total of 113 drug smugglers were arrested during a four-day islandwide operation by the Central Narcotics Bureau (CNB).
Among the drugs seized included about 53g of heroin, 88g of ‘Ice’, 13g of cannabis, 182 ‘Ecstasy’ tablets, 10 Erimin-5 tablets and 19 LSD (Lysergamide) stamps.
In one of the cases, CNB officers also arrested a suspected trafficker, who was dealing in a cocktail of controlled drugs. The alleged offender, a 31-year-old Singaporean man, was found with a small amount of ‘Ice’ and 100 ‘Ecstasy’ tablets at a car park in the vicinity of River Valley Close. He was later brought to a private residential unit that he had rented in the area, where CNB officers also arrested a 21-year-old Singaporean woman, who had a small amount of ‘Ice’, cannabis and two ‘Ecstasy’ tablets in her belongings.
A subsequent search of the unit recovered about 58g of ‘Ice’, 80 ‘Ecstasy’ tablets, 10 Erimin-5 tablets, 18 LSD stamps and two improvised drug-smoking apparatus.
The four-day operation was supported by officers from the Singapore Police Force. The areas covered included Balestier, Bedok, Bishan, Bukit Panjang, Choa Chu Kang, Jurong, Rivervale, Tampines, Toa Payoh and Woodlands. Investigations are ongoing.
