5 arrested, S$66,000 worth of drugs seized in CNB raids
One of the coffee packets (left) holding what is believed to be packets of heroin. It was seized by the Central Narcotics Bureau during a raid on Jan 5, 2022.
SINGAPORE — Five Singaporeans were arrested and drugs estimated to be worth almost S$66,000 were seized by the Central Narcotics Bureau (CNB) on Wednesday (Jan 5).
The suspects are four men aged between 61 and 65 and a 65-year-old woman.
The police seized 932g of heroin and 5g of methamphetamine, also known as "ice".
The heroin seized could feed the addiction of about 440 abusers for a week, CNB said in a news release on Thursday.
One of the men, aged 61, was arrested near Tampines Street 22 on Wednesday morning.
A total of 17 packets and one straw containing a total of 132g of heroin were recovered from him. Another 6g of heroin was seized from his home near Chua Chu Kang.
In a follow-up operation the same morning, three men and one woman were arrested at a residential unit near North Bridge Road.
Coffee packets containing heroin were recovered from a toilet bowl in the unit and a rubbish chute nearby. A total of 100 packets and 10 straws containing a total of 794g of heroin were seized. A packet containing 5g of "ice" was also recovered.
Investigations are ongoing.
