5-hour stand-off at Ang Mo Kio flat 6 years after similar incident

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SINGAPORE - Residents of a Housing Board block in Ang Mo Kio were alarmed when they heard yelling and banging on doors on Tuesday morning (March 22) as law enforcement officers took steps to end a stand-off lasting five hours. Two life safety air packs were also deployed by the Singapore Civil Defence Force (SCDF) with its Disaster Assistance and...

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They had earlier refused to cooperate with Central Narcotics Bureau officers who were at the unit to conduct an enforcement operation. “I have kids, so it would have been quite dangerous and the police were armed and they all looked very serious.” Residents said CNB had raided the same unit in 2016, which also sparked a stand-off. On March 31 that year, a man locked himself and his mother in their flat. He was arrested after a 13-hour stand-off with the authorities.Ms Nora Tan, 28, who lives on the ninth storey, was finishing a school assignment at about 7.15am when she saw several police officers walking in front of her front door.

 

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Quite obvious its related to drugs, wonder how he get high, 'bo kea se' especially with dead penalty, maybe CNB need a pay rise or they need to do a good job first... Like nurses or front line workers.

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