More Than Quarter Million Worth of Drugs Seized Three Arrested

 

            Drugs estimated to be worth more than S$305,000 were seized in an operation conducted by the Central Narcotics Bureau (CNB) in the evening hours of 20 November 2018.  Three suspected drug offenders were arrested.

 

2          In the evening of 20 November, CNB officers were deployed in the vicinity of Marsiling Lane to conduct observation on two suspected drug traffickers.  During the observation, the first suspect, a 27-year-old Singaporean male, was spotted leaving his residential unit located on the 11^th floor with a white plastic bag. He went down to the 6^th floor and thereafter returned to his unit empty-handed.

 

3          A short while later, officers spotted the second suspect, a 30-year-old Singaporean male, loitering at the 6^th floor of the same block.  The 30-year-old then proceeded to the ground floor and was arrested by CNB officers waiting in ambush.  From within a white plastic bag the suspect was carrying, 12 black bundles were recovered.  The bundles were found to contain about 1.31kg of cannabis.

Photo-1 (CNB): Cannabis, packed in different bundles, recovered from a 30-year-old Singaporean male suspect, arrested in Marsiling, in CNB operation on 20 November 2018.

4          Another party of CNB officers proceeded to raid the unit of the 27-year-old male.  Upon arrest of the 27-year-old male, officers conducted a search of the unit and a total of about 2.94kg of heroin, 520g of ‘Ice’, 142 Erimin-5 tablets, 87 ‘Ecstasy’ tablets and 17g of cannabis were recovered.  

 

5          The 27-year-old further informed officers that there was another red plastic bag containing drugs, hidden at the 7^th floor lift landing area.  Under escort by CNB officers, the suspect was brought to the area and a plastic bag containing 500 Erimin-5 tablets was recovered. 

Photo-2 (CNB): Red plastic bag hidden at 7^th floor lift landing area, in CNB operation on 20 November 2018.




Photo-3 (CNB): Erimin-5 hidden at 7th floor lift landing area, in CNB operation on 20 November 2018.

6          Separately, another suspect, a 42-year-old Malaysian male, was arrested at the Woodlands Checkpoint later that evening.  The 42-year-old Malaysian was suspected to be involved in the drug activities of the 27-year-old Singaporean suspect arrested earlier.  A search was conducted on the motorcycle that the 42-year-old was riding, and a total of about 1.97kg of cannabis, wrapped in various black bundles, was found. 

7          The 42-year-old Malaysian further informed that there were also drugs hidden at a multi-storey carpark in the vicinity of Marsiling Drive.  Under escort by CNB officers, the suspect was brought to the multi-storey carpark and a total of about 234g of cannabis, hidden behind a pipe, was recovered. 

 

Photo-4 (CNB): Drugs hidden behind a pipe, at a multi-storey carpark in vicinity of Marsiling Drive, in CNB operation on 20 November 2018.

8         Investigations into the drug activities of all the suspects are ongoing.  2.94kg of heroin is enough to feed the addiction of about 1400 abusers for a week.  3.53kg of cannabis is enough to feed the addiction of about 500 abusers for a week.

 

 

CENTRAL NARCOTICS BUREAU

21 NOVEMBER 2018