CNB nabs 89 in drug blitz
Posted: 10 February 2012 1439 hrs
SINGAPORE: Eighty-nine suspected drug offenders have been arrested in a 48-hour operation by the Central Narcotics Bureau (CNB).
Eight of those arrested are suspected to be involved in drug trafficking. The remaining 81 were arrested for suspected drug abuse offences.
The raids covered various parts of Singapore including Ang Mo Kio, Balam Road, Balestier, Bishan, Bukit Batok, Circuit Road, Joo Chiat and North Bridge Road.
Besides the arrests, CNB officers seized an assortment of drugs worth approximately S$48,000, the bulk of which was recovered in the raid at a hotel in Joo Chiat.
CNB officers arrested a 27-year old Malaysian male on suspicion of drug trafficking.
The unemployed man was believed to be distributing drugs from the hotel room and would move from hotel to hotel to evade arrest.
It was suspected that he had just received a new consignment of drugs and was planning to redistribute it onto the streets.
An assortment of drugs and drug utensils was found in the room.
In total, about 500 grammes of cannabis, 63 grammes of Ice, 100 Erimin 5 tablets and 40 Ecstasy tablets worth more than $37,600 were recovered from the room.
The suspect is now being investigated for drug trafficking and may face the death penalty if convicted.
In another case, CNB officers staked out the HDB unit of a suspected heroin trafficker in the vicinity of Circuit Road.
CNB officers arrested two male Singaporeans, aged 58 and 32, as they were leaving the HDB unit.
The officers found one straw of heroin kept in a cigarette packet, inside the younger man's Bermuda pocket.
CNB officers then raided the HDB unit and arrested a 46-year old Singaporean woman who was inside.
A yellow pouch, containing six straws of heroin and several empty straws, was found in the woman's pants pocket.
Preliminary investigations revealed that the 58-year-old man was her heroin supplier and she was peddling the drugs to others, including the 32-year-old man.
CNB's director Ng Ser Song said this is a strong signal to drug abusers and pushers that CNB has zero tolerance towards drug abuse and will not let up in their efforts to keep Singapore safe from drugs.
- CNA/wk
