2.8kg of heroin among drugs seized in Bedok, two suspects arrested
SINGAPORE: Two suspects have been arrested after a large amount of heroin and other drugs were seized from a residential unit in Bedok.
The Central Narcotics Bureau (CNB) said it raided the unit at Bedok North Avenue 4 on Friday (Aug 30).
The drug haul comprised about 2.8kg of heroin, 385g of Ice, 51g of ecstasy, 24g of cannabis, 9g of ketamine and 13 Erimin-5 tablets.Â
Two Singaporeans, a 38-year-old woman and a 41-year-old man, were arrested in the unit.Â
According to CNB, the drugs seized are worth about S$343,000 (US$262,000) and they can feed the addiction of about 1,550 drug abusers for a week.
Anyone found guilty of tracking more than 15g of pure heroin or more than 250g of methamphetamine may face the mandatory death penalty.Â
Investigations into the drug activities of the suspects are ongoing, CNB added.