SINGAPORE: Five suspected drug offenders, including the alleged leader of a drug syndicate, were arrested here the other day in an operation by the Central Narcotics Bureau (CNB).
CNB officers also seized 2.31kg of heroin with an estimated street value of more than $160,000.
Early yesterday morning, two Singaporean men, aged 45 and 51, were arrested after they retrieved a plastic bag containing the drugs from a trash bin in Queen Street.
The bag was placed there by a suspected drug courier, a 43-year-old Malaysian man who rode a motorcycle. The man was later arrested at his workplace in Penjuru Road.
Following investigations, the suspected syndicate leader, a 44-year-old Singaporean man, was arrested in North Bridge Road.
Another alleged accomplice was nabbed at the Woodlands Checkpoint while he was trying to leave Singapore in a lorry.
Investigations are ongoing. If convicted, the five men could face the death penalty.
