$321,000 worth of drugs seized in CNB operations
Singapore’s Central Narcotics Bureau (CNB) has seized drugs with a street value of over $321,000 in two operations over two days.
Four suspected drug offenders aged between 24 to 36 were arrested.
The large haul of various drugs, which included 6.2kg of cannabis, could "feed the addiction of about 1,310 drug abusers for a week” according to CNB.
On 18 October, CNB officers intercepted a vehicle at the junction of Bedok North Avenue 3 and Bedok North Road.
A search of the car recovered about 531g of ‘Ice’, 126g of ketamine, 107g of cannabis, 100g of ‘Ecstasy’, 370 Erimin-5 tablets and 139g of cannabis-laced gummies.
The driver – a 36-year-old man – and the passenger – a 26-year-old woman – were both arrested. They are Singaporeans.
The following day (19 October), CNB officers arrested a 32-year-old Malaysian man in his residential unit in the vicinity of Fernvale Street. A small amount of ketamine was found on him.
A 24-year-old Singaporean man was then arrested below a residential block near Fernvale Link.
When CNB officers escorted the man to his unit, they found the 6.2kg of cannabis along with 472g of ‘Ecstasy’, 238g of ‘Ice’, 3,081 Erimin-5 tablets, as well as 42 vaping devices containing cannabis and six packets of cannabis-laced gummies.
Any person found guilty of trafficking more than 250g of methamphetamine or more than 500g of cannabis, may face the mandatory death penalty.
CNB says investigations are ongoing.