MODEL-DJ TENASHAR AND BOYFRIEND ARRESTED FOR DRUG OFFENCES
Model-DJ Tenashar repeatedly denies she and boyfriend Thorsten Nolte are wanted by CNB. Instead, she asks: Are you sure this is not an April Fool's Joke?
Well known local model-club DJ Tenashar and her boyfriend, Mr Thorsten Nolte, are wanted by the Central Narcotics Bureau (CNB) for failing to report back after they were arrested for drug-related offences last October.
The New Paper received an anonymous tip-off earlier this week that the couple were on the run over drug-related offences in Singapore.
TNP then contacted CNB for confirmation by providing Tenashar's real name - Ms Debbie Valerie Long - and that of Mr Nolte.
A spokesman replied in an e-mail on Thursday evening that a 31-year-old female Singaporean and a 42-year-old male foreigner were arrested for drug-related offences in October last year.
The spokesman added that they were later released on bail pending further investigation.
He said: "As they failed to report back to CNB as required under their bail conditions, CNB has issued a gazette for their arrests."
A gazette of arrest is a notification to all Home Team officers to arrest or trace the whereabouts of a person, criminal lawyer Louis Joseph told TNP. He said a gazette is usually issued after or simultaneously with a warrant of arrest.
If the suspects were deemed to have breached their bail conditions, the bailors would be required to show cause before a judge in court.
'NO TRUTH'
When contacted through e-mail yesterday, Tenashar denied that she and Mr Nolte were in trouble with the law. Asked if there was any truth to the drug allegations, she said: "There is no truth in this, the ages are wrong as well. Whoever made these allegations is clearly looking to stir some gossip and slander us."
When TNP sent her a subsequent e-mail to confirm her denial, she said: "Yes, I deny all allegations made. Are you sure this is not an April Fool's joke?"
She did not reply to other questions, such as her age and birthday, and whether she was in Singapore or overseas.
Tenashar has two Facebook accounts, one using her real name and the other, her stage name.
On the former, she lists her birthday as Aug 3, 1990. The latter does not mention her age or birthday.
In media interviews, she has always given her age as "in her 20s".
Mr Nolte's last known reported job was as the CEO of a digital marketing agency. An online search with the Accounting and Corporate Regulatory Authority on Thursday showed that Mr Nolte was still listed as a director for digital marketing firm Upfront.
Tenashar told TNP last year that she had been dating Mr Nolte, who was then separated from his wife, radio DJ Jamie Yeo, since February last year.
This was shortly after Ms Yeo told lifestyle magazine 8 Days that she was divorcing Mr Nolte, whom she had married in 2010.
The divorce has since been finalised. Mr Nolte and Ms Yeo, 39, have joint custody of their five-year-old daughter, Alysia.
When TNP asked Ms Yeo over the phone yesterday if she was aware of the drug allegations against her ex-husband and Tenashar, she did not sound surprised and said she had known about the allegations for about three months.
Declining to elaborate, she added: "I prefer not to talk about it because of our daughter, who hasn't seen him in four months.
"He does contact her via Whats-App. My lawyers and I are trying to figure out what to do. It's quite public that he has been away. I don't know why and where."
"My daughter and I are doing fine and we are happy," she said.
When TNP e-mailed Tenashar about a story earlier last month, she replied that she had suffered a concussion after a snowboarding accident. Her Facebook page showed that she had been snowboarding in the Japanese ski resort of Niseko.
Both her Facebook accounts are still active. Her last public post on the Debbie Valerie Long account was on March 11, when she mentioned her accident and posted a picture of the medical report. Her last post on the Tenashar page was less than a day ago. It featured the line "I'm a Bad Girl" and a picture of her.
When TNP visited Mr Nolte's unit at The Quayside condominium in Robertson Quay, a security officer said he had moved out last October. His mobile number is no longer in use.
Model-DJ Tenashar repeatedly denies she and boyfriend Thorsten Nolte are wanted by CNB. Instead, she asks: Are you sure this is not an April Fool's Joke?
Well known local model-club DJ Tenashar and her boyfriend, Mr Thorsten Nolte, are wanted by the Central Narcotics Bureau (CNB) for failing to report back after they were arrested for drug-related offences last October.
The New Paper received an anonymous tip-off earlier this week that the couple were on the run over drug-related offences in Singapore.
TNP then contacted CNB for confirmation by providing Tenashar's real name - Ms Debbie Valerie Long - and that of Mr Nolte.
A spokesman replied in an e-mail on Thursday evening that a 31-year-old female Singaporean and a 42-year-old male foreigner were arrested for drug-related offences in October last year.
The spokesman added that they were later released on bail pending further investigation.
He said: "As they failed to report back to CNB as required under their bail conditions, CNB has issued a gazette for their arrests."
A gazette of arrest is a notification to all Home Team officers to arrest or trace the whereabouts of a person, criminal lawyer Louis Joseph told TNP. He said a gazette is usually issued after or simultaneously with a warrant of arrest.
If the suspects were deemed to have breached their bail conditions, the bailors would be required to show cause before a judge in court.
'NO TRUTH'
When contacted through e-mail yesterday, Tenashar denied that she and Mr Nolte were in trouble with the law. Asked if there was any truth to the drug allegations, she said: "There is no truth in this, the ages are wrong as well. Whoever made these allegations is clearly looking to stir some gossip and slander us."
When TNP sent her a subsequent e-mail to confirm her denial, she said: "Yes, I deny all allegations made. Are you sure this is not an April Fool's joke?"
She did not reply to other questions, such as her age and birthday, and whether she was in Singapore or overseas.
Tenashar has two Facebook accounts, one using her real name and the other, her stage name.
On the former, she lists her birthday as Aug 3, 1990. The latter does not mention her age or birthday.
In media interviews, she has always given her age as "in her 20s".
Mr Nolte's last known reported job was as the CEO of a digital marketing agency. An online search with the Accounting and Corporate Regulatory Authority on Thursday showed that Mr Nolte was still listed as a director for digital marketing firm Upfront.
Tenashar told TNP last year that she had been dating Mr Nolte, who was then separated from his wife, radio DJ Jamie Yeo, since February last year.
This was shortly after Ms Yeo told lifestyle magazine 8 Days that she was divorcing Mr Nolte, whom she had married in 2010.
The divorce has since been finalised. Mr Nolte and Ms Yeo, 39, have joint custody of their five-year-old daughter, Alysia.
When TNP asked Ms Yeo over the phone yesterday if she was aware of the drug allegations against her ex-husband and Tenashar, she did not sound surprised and said she had known about the allegations for about three months.
Declining to elaborate, she added: "I prefer not to talk about it because of our daughter, who hasn't seen him in four months.
"He does contact her via Whats-App. My lawyers and I are trying to figure out what to do. It's quite public that he has been away. I don't know why and where."
"My daughter and I are doing fine and we are happy," she said.
When TNP e-mailed Tenashar about a story earlier last month, she replied that she had suffered a concussion after a snowboarding accident. Her Facebook page showed that she had been snowboarding in the Japanese ski resort of Niseko.
Both her Facebook accounts are still active. Her last public post on the Debbie Valerie Long account was on March 11, when she mentioned her accident and posted a picture of the medical report. Her last post on the Tenashar page was less than a day ago. It featured the line "I'm a Bad Girl" and a picture of her.
When TNP visited Mr Nolte's unit at The Quayside condominium in Robertson Quay, a security officer said he had moved out last October. His mobile number is no longer in use.
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