11 arrested, S$1.2 million worth of drugs seized in 2-day islandwide raids: CNB

• Eight Singaporeans, including one woman, were arrested in drug raids
• A total of about 3.65kg of methamphetamine, 265g of heroin, 910g of cannabis and other drugs were seized
• Close to S$15,800 in cash were also seized
• The total amount of methamphetamine is enough to feed the addiction of about 2,100 abusers for a week

SINGAPORE — Eleven people were arrested and drugs estimated to be worth about S$1.2 million were seized by the Central Narcotics Bureau (CNB) in a series of raids across Singapore on Wednesday (Oct 7) and Thursday.

In a news release on Friday, CNB said that the 11 suspected drug offenders comprised seven men and four women aged between 20 and 54.

All but three of those arrested are Singaporeans, including one woman. The authorities did not state the nationalities of the other three women.

The items sezied were:

• About 3.65kg of methamphetamine, also known as “ice”

• 265g of heroin

• 910g of cannabis

• 398g of ketamine

• 76 ecstasy tablets

• 555 Erimin-5 tablets

• $15,784 in cash

The total amount of ice seized in the operation is sufficient to feed the addiction of about 2,100 abusers for a week, CNB said.

HIDEOUT NEAR KEMBANGAN 

In one of the operations on Wednesday evening, CNB officers arrested a 26-year-old Singaporean man and a 26-year-old woman who is a foreigner in the vicinity of Jalan Selamat near Kembangan.

A total of eight packets containing about 403g of ice and 20 ecstasy tablets were recovered from the vehicle that was driven by the man.

He was then taken to his hideout in the vicinity, where a total of seven packets containing about 146g of ice and 300 Erimin-5 tablets were recovered.

At the hideout, three other suspected drug offenders — another 26-year-old man, a 24-year-old woman and a 22-year-old man, all Singaporeans — were nabbed.

CNB said that before their arrest, a package was believed to have been discarded from the unit’s window.

Officers then recovered the package, which contained about 545g of ice.

A search was conducted in the room where the three suspected drug offenders were nabbed. A total of about 298g of ice, about 371g of cannabis and 31 ecstasy tablets were seized, as well as S$13,780 in cash.

The 26-year-old man who was arrested in the room was then taken to a vehicle that he was believed to have been driving. Officers recovered four packets containing about 20g of ice in there.

OPERATIONS NEAR BALESTIER ROAD, TAMPINES

In a follow-up operation on Thursday morning, CNB officers raided a residential unit in the vicinity of Lorong Limau near Balestier Road and arrested a 47-year-old Singaporean man and a 20-year-old woman who is a foreigner.

A total of about 599g of ice, 0.2g of cannabis, 0.2g of ketamine, 14 ecstasy tablets and 182 Erimin-5 tablets were seized from the unit.

On Thursday afternoon, CNB officers arrested a 54-year-old Singaporean man in the vicinity of Tampines Street 86.

Eight Erimin-5 tablets were recovered from the man.

CNB said that a separate party of officers raided a unit near Aljunied Crescent and arrested a 34-year-old Singaporean man and 28-year-old woman who is a foreigner.

A total of 12 packets containing about 423g of ice, about 45g of cannabis, 10 ecstasy tablets and 64 Erimin-5 tablets were seized in the raid.

Officers later picked up about 1.06kg of ice and about 398g of ketamine from a bicycle belonging to the man.

The two men nabbed in Tampines and Aljunied Crescent are believed to be linked to the two drug offenders who were arrested near Kembangan the previous day.

RAIDED HOTEL ROOM

On Thursday evening, CNB officers arrested a 28-year-old Singaporean man in a hotel room in the vicinity of Upper Weld Road near Jalan Besar.

The man was found to be in possession of one straw of heroin weighing about 0.3g.

A search of the hotel room uncovered a total of about 157g of ice, 265g of heroin, 494g of cannabis, one ecstasy tablet and one Erimin-5 tablet.

“Cash amounting to S$2,004 and various drug paraphernalia were also recovered in the hotel room,” CNB said.

“Investigations into the drug activities of all the suspects are ongoing.”