84 suspected drug offenders, including a 16-year-old, arrested in islandwide operation
Straws of heroin and various drug paraphernalia seized from a residential unit in the vicinity of Ang Mo Kio Ave 10 in a CNB operation on Apr 12 (Left) and various drug paraphernalia seized in a residential unit in the vicinity of Joo Chiat Road in a CNB operation on Apr 13. (Photo: CNB)
SINGAPORE: Eighty-four suspected drug offenders, including a 16-year-old, were arrested in an islandwide operation that ended on Thursday (Apr 14).
The drugs seized are worth more than S$70,000, the Central Narcotics Bureau (CNB) said in a media release.
They included 231g of heroin, 304g of Ice, 36g of ketamine, 113 ecstasy tablets, eight Erimin-5 tablets and 16 bottles of liquid suspected to contain GHB (gamma-hydroxybutyrate), the agency added.
Some of the areas covered during the Apr 10 to 14 operation included Hougang, Telok Blangah and Yishun.
In one of the cases, two Singaporeans, a 27-year-old man and an 18-year-old woman, were arrested in the North Bridge Road area on Apr 11.
About 102g of Ice and various drug paraphernalia were recovered from the vehicle that the man was driving. More drug paraphernalia was discovered when officers raided his suspected hideout in the Jalan Sultan area.
A separate raid took place at a residential unit in Ang Mo Kio Avenue 10 on Apr 12 when a 55-year-old Singaporean man was arrested.
"Forced entry was effected as the man had refused to comply with the lawful orders of the officers," said CNB.
"A total of about 174g of heroin and 6g of Ice, along with various drug paraphernalia, were seized from the unit."
A follow-up operation was conducted on the same day to arrest the 55-year-old’s drug clients, said CNB, adding that two Singaporean men, aged 44 and 45, were nabbed.
"A minute amount of heroin was recovered from both men and drug paraphernalia was also recovered from the 45-year-old man," CNB said.
It added that investigations into the drug activities of all the suspects are ongoing.
