Drugs with a street value estimated to be more than $321,000 were seized in two operations conducted by the Central Narcotics Bureau (CNB) over two days, which also saw the arrest of four suspected drug offenders aged between 24 to 36. The large haul of drugs seized could feed the addiction of about 1,310 drug abusers for a week.
2. In the evening hours of 18 October, CNB officers intercepted a vehicle at the junction of Bedok North Avenue 3 and Bedok North Road and arrested the driver and passenger of the vehicle, a 36-year-old man and a 26-year-old woman respectively. Both are Singaporeans. 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.
Photo 1 (CNB): Drugs seized in CNB operation on 18 October 2024.
3. In the evening hours of 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 the man.
4. Following the arrest of the 32-year-old Malaysian, CNB officers arrested a 24-year-old Singaporean man on the ground floor of a residential block in the vicinity of Fernvale Link. CNB officers escorted the man to his residential unit in the same block and a search of the unit recovered about 6.2kg of cannabis, 472g of ‘Ecstasy’, 238g of ‘Ice’, 3,081 Erimin-5 tablets, 42 vaping devices containing cannabis and six packets of cannabis-laced gummies.
Photo 2 (CNB): Drugs seized in CNB operation on 19 October 2024, including about 6.2kg of cannabis.
5. Under Section 5 of the Misuse of Drugs Act (MDA) 1973, it is an offence for a person, on his or her own behalf, or on behalf of any other person, whether or not that other person is in Singapore, to traffic in a controlled drug, offer to traffic in a controlled drug; or to do or offer to do any act preparatory to or for the purpose of trafficking in a controlled drug. If a person is found guilty of trafficking more than 250g of methamphetamine, or more than 500g of cannabis, he or she may face the mandatory death penalty.
6. Investigations into the drug activities of the arrested suspects are ongoing.
CENTRAL NARCOTICS BUREAU
22 OCTOBER 2024
