SINGAPORE: Three men were arrested for suspected drug trafficking activities on Monday in a Central Narcotics Bureau operation.
A total of about 3,200g of heroin and 1,028g of Ice were seized across multiple locations in Singapore, said CNB in a news release on Wednesday. The drugs seized were estimated to be worth close to S$460,000.CNB officers intercepted a vehicle in the vicinity of Woodlands Avenue 8 in the early evening of May 3 and arrested a 19-year-old Singaporean man. Officers found about 1,720g of heroin and 1,028g of Ice concealed in Chinese tea packaging.
In a follow-up operation, the authorities also arrested a 55-year-old Singaporean man in the vicinity of Woodlands Industrial Park E3. A total of about 1,262g of heroin and cash amounting to S$3,837 were seized from him. The 55-year-old man was taken to his residence in Bendemeer Road, where about 218g of heroin and S$4,000 in cash were recovered from the unit.A total of about 3,200g of heroin and 1,028g of ‘Ice’ were seized from a CNB operation on May 3, 2021.
In the same evening, a separate party of CNB officers arrested a 32-year-old Malaysian man in the vicinity of Woodlands Road.It added that the total amount of 3,200g of heroin seized is sufficient to feed the addiction of about 1,520 abusers for a week, and the total amount of 1,028g of Ice seized is enough to feed the addiction of about 590 abusers for a week.
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