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Former NUS lecturer nabbed in drug bust
By Dylan Loh | Posted: 07 February 2011 2035 hrs
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SINGAPORE : A former National University of Singapore (NUS) Associate Professor was among those arrested for drug possession during a Central Narcotics Bureau raid.
The raid in the Lavender Street area took place on December 16 last year.
54-year-old Harold Tan was believed to have been found with several types of drugs, including 'ice'.
Tan is undergoing treatment and rehabilitation in a drug rehabilitation centre.
According to a personal profile of him on the Web, Tan taught Real Estate Development and Finance and has 26 years of experience.
He resigned last November.
He was also a consultant who oversaw property developments in China, Malaysia and Singapore.
The profile listed Tan as a Public Service Commission Local Merit Scholar and Jurong Town Corporation Overseas Merit Scholar.
- CNA/al