Drugs worth $65,000 seized, Malaysian woman arrested

[RoyalGuard]

Drugs worth $65,000 seized, Malaysian woman arrested

Heroin and cannabis seized at Woodlands Checkpoint on 19 Dec 2015.

Photo: Central Narcotics Bureau

Sunday, Dec 20, 2015

SINGAPORE - A Malaysian woman has been arrested and drugs worth around $65,000 were seized by the Immigration & Checkpoints Authority (ICA) on Saturday (Dec 19).

At about 4.20pm, an ICA officer directed a Malaysia-registered motorcycle ridden by the woman for routine checks when it arrived at the Woodlands Checkpoint.

During the course of checks, the officer found about 470g of heroin and 980g of cannabis inside her backpack. The haul of drugs is estimated to be worth approximately $65,000.

The 23-year-old woman and the seized exhibits were referred to the Central Narcotics Bureau (CNB) for further investigations.

ICA said in a statement today: "Our borders are our first line of defence in safeguarding Singapore's security, and security checks are critical to our nation's security. The Home Team agencies will continue to conduct checks on passengers and vehicles at the checkpoints to prevent attempts to smuggle in undesirable persons, drugs, weapons, explosives and other contrabands".

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