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7 suspects arrested, 2.1kg of heroin worth S$222,000 seized
By Teo Chia Leen
POSTED: 01 May 2013 2:04 PM
The Central Narcotics Bureau seized about 2.1 kilogrammes (kg) of heroin worth about S$220,000 on Tuesday and arrested seven suspected drug offenders.
Drugs and cash seized during the operation on 30 April (Photo: CNB)
SINGAPORE: The Central Narcotics Bureau (CNB) seized about 2.1 kilogrammes (kg) of heroin worth about S$220,000 on Tuesday and arrested seven suspected drug offenders.
CNB said its officers were deployed to observe a suspected drug courier.
The 35-year-old Malaysian had placed a plastic bag at the rubbish chute of a block in Yishun and left.
CNB officers continued to observe the scene and they arrested a 48-year-old Singaporean man who had retrieved the plastic bag from the rubbish chute.
The bag contained nearly 235 grammes of heroin.
His car was searched and various drug paraphernalia, including a digital weighing scale and drug-taking apparatus, were found.
Another team of CNB officers followed the 35-year-old suspected drug courier and arrested him on the same day at Hougang.
About 1.8kg of heroin was found on his Malaysia-registered motorcycle.
CNB said five other Singaporean men were nabbed at various times of the same day in Yishun.
Small amounts of heroin, S$4,150 in cash and three cars were also seized in the follow-up operations.
Investigations are on-going.
- CNA/ck
