Four arrested in drug haul worth S$230,000
POSTED: 27 Jun 2013 5:56 PM
Heroin seized from CNB's drug operation on 26 June 2013. (Photo: CNB)
SINGAPORE: Singapore's Central Narcotics Bureau (CNB) has seized 2.1kg of heroin worth S$230,000 and arrested four people on suspicion of drug trafficking.
In a news release, CNB said at about 8.30am on Wednesday, one of the suspects, a 37-year-old who was driving a Malaysian-registered lorry, stopped along Admiralty Road.
A second suspect, a 48-year-old man, approached the lorry from the passenger side of the vehicle.
He was seen retrieving a plastic bag from the passenger side of the lorry and then left the scene.
The first suspect drove off in the lorry after the transaction.
In the meantime, the second suspect met another man, who was later found to be a 47-year-old.
The 48-year-old suspect threw a plastic bag into a nearby drain as CNB officers closed in.
The plastic bag was quickly recovered by CNB officers, and it was found to contain about 730g of heroin.
The two men, both Singaporeans, were arrested by CNB officers shortly after in Marsiling.
Meanwhile, CNB officers followed the lorry to Clementi Loop, where officers arrested the 37-year-old Malaysian driver after he alighted from the lorry.
Some 490g of heroin was recovered from his lorry.
At about 9am the same day, CNB officers arrested the fourth suspect, a Malaysian aged 35, who was meeting up with the 37-year-old driver.
The fourth suspect was also driving a Malaysian-registered lorry.
More than 960g of heroin were found in the fourth suspect's lorry.
In total, about 2.1kg of heroin were seized in the operation.
The street value of the drugs was estimated to be at S$230,000.
CNB said all four men are being investigated for drug trafficking.
- CNA/xq
