SINGAPORE: Drugs worth more than S$103,000 were seized yesterday in a Central Narcotics Bureau (CNB) operation. A suspected drug syndicate leader and three other suspected drug offenders were also arrested.
The alleged drug syndicate leader, a 55-year-old Singaporean man, was arrested when CNB officers raided a unit along Hamilton Road yesterday evening.
They recovered a total of more than 900g of heroin, about 400g of psychotropic drugs like ‘Ice’ and ketamine, more than 800 Erimin-5 tablets and a small amount of cannabis and opium during the raid. Three digital weighing scales and an improvised drug-smoking apparatus were also found.
A 43-year-old Malaysian man, who was spotted entering and leaving the unit at Hamilton Road, was also intercepted. Erimin-5 tablets and cash of S$6,000 were recovered from the man.
A 37-year old Singaporean man, thought to be an associate of the suspected drug syndicate leader, and a 55-year-old Singaporean man, believed to be a drug abuser, were also caught in follow-up action yesterday.
The CNB said in a statement that investigations into the drug activities of the four suspects are ongoing.
Anyone caught trafficking in more than 15g of pure heroin faces the death penalty under the Misuse of Drugs Act.
