113 arrested, $185k drugs seized in islandwide operation
AsiaOne
Friday, Jan 11, 2013
SINGAPORE - A total of 113 suspected drug offenders have been arrested in a 4-day islandwide operation which also saw $185,000 worth of drugs seized.
In a statement, the Central Narcotics Bureau (CNB) said that the operation from January 7 to 11 led officers to seize 1.4kg of heroin, 725g of cannabis, 37g of 'Ice', 428 'Erimin-5' tablets and 107 Ecstasy tablets.
The operation was conducted in various areas including Ang Mo Kio, Yishun, Woodlands, Choa Chu Kang, Bukit Batok, Queenstown, Redhill, Telok Blangah, Jurong, Geylang, Bedok, East Coast Road, Joo Chiat, and Eu Tong Sen Street.
On January 7, police officers gave chase to a man who was behaving suspiciously and ran upon seeing the officers at Joo Chiat Road.
An on-the-spot search of the 36-year-old recovered about 160g of heroin, a digital weighing scale, some empty plastic sachets and more than $1,300 in cash.
After he was referred to CNB, another four packets of heroin with an approximate weight of 30g were found concealed in the suspect's underwear.
CNB officers then conducted several follow-up arrests. In one, CNB officers, after a stake-out at one of the budget hotels at Joo Chiat, arrested three additional suspects. A 35-year-old male was arrested for suspected trafficking, and two were suspected drug abusers.
Another operation at East Coast Road resulted in the arrest of a 23-year-old Malaysian courier. About 1kg of heroin, 21g Ice, and small amount of cannabis and Ecstasy were recovered, along with more than $6,000 in cash.
Further investigations and operations were carried out to flush out the rest of the drug suspects linked to the group.
Believed to be a drug supplier, a man, 33, was arrested on January 10 in relation to one of the arrests at Joo Chiat earlier.
Officers seized about 226g of heroin and drug paraphernalia from his hideout.
A fast food delivery man, 27, is also believed to have delivered drugs to the 33-year-old male. He was arrested separately along Haig Road and about 52g of cannabis was found hidden in his motorcycle.
Investigations are on-going for all suspects.
Yishun 'Drug Den'
In a raid of an HDB unit at Yishun Avenue 6 on Monday, 5 people aged between 28 and 47 were arrested.
After gaining access, a thorough search of the unit and the suspects led officers to about 25g heroin, small amounts of Ice, Ketamine, and 'Erimin-5' tablets.
A follow-up operation resulted in the arrest of five other suspected drug abusers aged between 36 to 56.
A 41-year-old man caught in this raid is being investigated for drug trafficking. If convicted, he may face a minimum of 5 years' imprisonment and 5 strokes of the cane. The other nine suspects are being investigated for drug consumption.
