SINGAPORE ((*102*) Straits Times/Asia News Network): A major drug sting by the Central Narcotics Bureau (CNB) has led to the restoration of near S$1 million in medication from Braddell Hill and the arrest of 102 people together with a father-and-son pair.
Some 20.4kg of hashish was seized from two locations in the Braddell View growth following the arrest of a 24-year-old Malaysian man.
It is among the largest haul of the drug in current years.
In March final 12 months, CNB officers seized 20.5kg of hashish in a drug bust – the biggest haul in 14 years. But a month later, CNB officers recovered a record-setting 24kg of hashish – the biggest haul in 25 years.
(*102*) five-day crackdown, which began on Monday (May 9), noticed officers seize 6.227kg of heroin, 724g of crystalline methamphetamine, also called Ice, 20.438kg of hashish and 3g of latest psychoactive substances.
Officers additionally seized one Ecstasy pill, two bottles of liquid suspected to comprise GHB (gamma-hydroxybutyrate) and 16 methadone tablets from a number of places together with Ang Mo Kio, Bukit Batok and Yio Chu Kang.
(*102*) whole quantity of medication seized is estimated to be price almost $1.195 million and might feed 2,960 heroin abusers, 410 Ice abusers and a pair of,910 hashish abusers for per week, mentioned the CNB in a press convention on Friday (May 13).
A 17-year-old woman, who’s a suspected drug abuser, was amongst these arrested in the sting.
(*102*) giant hashish haul adopted the arrest of a 57-year-old Singaporean man close to Bendeemer Road on Wednesday, mentioned the bureau. A small quantity of heroin and $3,200 in money had been recovered from him.
Later that night, they arrested a 65-year-old Singaporean man in a unit in the identical space. A complete of about 821g of heroin and 16 methadone tablets had been seized in the unit.
In a follow-up operation, officers arrested the Braddell Hill suspect in a first-floor unit on the growth. They recovered 952g of heroin and 4.093kg of hashish from him.
(*102*) man was escorted to his hideout in the identical block the place seven bundles containing 4.298kg of heroin and 16 bundles containing 16.306kg of hashish had been discovered and seized.
Some of the medication had been hidden in a duffle bag in plastic bundles.
(*102*) medication seized in this bust have an estimated road worth of greater than $1.039 million and is enough to feed the dependancy of about 2,900 hashish abusers and a pair of,900 heroin abusers for per week.
In an unlinked case, CNB mentioned its officers had raided a residential unit close to Marine Crescent on Tuesday, arresting a 54-year-old Singaporean man for suspected drug trafficking actions.
They seized 642g of Ice and one Ecstasy pill together with drug utensils.
Two Singaporean males, aged 25 and 58, had been arrested in the identical space for drug offences later the identical day.
Some 8g of Ice and drug paraphernalia had been recovered from the 58-year-old man.
(*102*) 54-year-old man and the 25-year-old man are father and son.
(*102*) Ice seized in the bust on Tuesday has an estimate road worth of $130,000 and is enough to feed 370 Ice abusers for per week.
Deputy director of CNB (operations), Assistant Commissioner Leon Chan, mentioned: “Singapore’s open economy and connectedness as a regional transport hub, and its proximity to major drug producing regions, place it in constant danger of being overwhelmed by an influx of narcotics.
“While the drug situation in Singapore is relatively under control, we cannot take this for granted.”
Offenders discovered responsible of trafficking greater than 15g of pure heroin, 250g of methamphetamine or 500g of hashish may face the necessary dying penalty.