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CNB ARRESTED 4 PEOPLE AFTER RAID, DRUGS WORTH $328,000 SEIZED

On the 25th and 26th of September 2021, three Singaporean males aged 45 to 57, as well as a female Singapore Permanent Resident aged 37, were arrested for alleged drug activities by Central Narcotics Bureau (CNB).

During the operation, a total of 4,342 grams of heroin, 191 grams of ‘Ice,’ 15 grams of cannabis, 207 grams of ‘Ecstasy’ pills, 142 Erimin-5 tablets, and ten LSD (lysergic acid diethylamide) stamps were recovered.

The value of the narcotics collected is believed to be over $328,000.

Sims Avenue

CNB police stopped a car near Sims Avenue on September 25 and arrested two Singaporean men, ages 45 and 51. The car was searched, and eight bundles containing about 1,163g heroin and three packages containing approximately 119g of ‘Ice’ were discovered.

The 45-year-old man also had ten LSD (lysergic acid diethylamide) stamps on him.

Kallang

The 45-year-old man was then taken to a storage facility near Kallang Avenue, where he was found with 787 grams of heroin, 207 grams of ‘Ecstasy’ pills, and 130 Erimin-5 tablets.

The 45-year-old guy was also taken to his hideaway at Kim Yam Road, where he was joined by a 37-year-old female Singapore Permanent Resident.

The 37-year-old woman was also found with two Erimin-5 pills. On the morning of September 26, the 51-year-old man was led to his hideaway at Anchorvale Lane, where a search was conducted.

The residential unit yielded 5 grams of ‘Ice,’ 15 grams of cannabis, and ten Erimin-5 pills.

Punggol

CNB officers searched a residential unit near Sumang Walk in the evening of September 25 and arrested a 57-year-old Singaporean guy there. Forced entry was carried out when the 57-year-old man failed to obey the CNB officers’ legitimate requests to open the door.

After a search, the unit yielded eight packets containing about 2,392g of heroin and three packages containing approximately 67g of ‘Ice.’

 Investigations into the drug activities of all the suspects are ongoing

Images Source: CNB

CIG DISGUISED AS ROLLS OF PAPER, CAUGHT BY ICA OFFICERS

On September 23, ICA officials at Singapore’s Airport Logistics Park (Air Cargo Command) thwarted an effort to smuggle 12800 duty-free cigarettes hidden in a rolling paper drum.

The officers discovered these instances after noticing abnormalities in the scanned pictures of the consignment.

The case has since been referred to Singapore Customs for further investigation.

Image Source: ICA

VIETNAM HANGS PPE TO SALUTE FRONTLINERS, PEOPLE THOUGHT GOT GHOST

A netizen shared a photo of a scene he witnessed in Vietnam during the Mid Autumn Festival.

A lantern of a PPE suit was seen handing off the railing of a building in Vietnam, purportedly dedicated as a salute to their healthcare frontliners.

However, it looked like a ghost was floating from afar.

May be an image of sky
May be an image of outdoors

Images source: Muhd Azran Malek on Facebook via ASEAN World 24 – Southeast Asia Network Facebook

COFFEESHOP IN QUEENSTOWN SUSPENDED FOR DIRTY TOILETS

Many Singaporeans have a hobby of not taking their ‘number 2’ in a coffeeshop toilet as it could be very wet dirty most people opt to use the toilet in Shopping malls.

Under the Points Demerit System, the Singapore Food Agency (SFA) would suspend the license of 7 Stars, a food store (eating house) located at 85 Dawson Road, #01-02, Singapore 141085. On September 24, 2021, the suspension will be lifted for one day.

he licensee has accumulated 12 demerit points over a 12-month period and was fined a total of $1300 for the following offences:

No.OffenceDemerit points
(1)Failure to keep toilet clean4
(2)Failure to keep toilet clean4
(3)Failure to keep toilet clean4

U.S CDC RAISES S’PORE’S COVID-19 DANGER LEVEL TO “HIGH”

According to Bloomberg, the United States’ CDC has raised the Covid-19 danger level for Singapore from “moderate” to “high”.

The CDC also advised unvaccinated travellers to avoid nonessential travel to the city-state.

The US CDC has categorized the Covid-19 danger levels into 4 categories, where Singapore was previously at Level 2, which is a “moderate” level.

It has now been raised to Level 3, which is a “high” level.

The CDC added: “because of the current situation in Singapore, all travellers may be at risk for getting and spreading Covid-19 variants.”

Image source: Unsplash (Header Image) and cdc.gov

SECOND MAN IN ARMED ROBBERY CASE ARRESTED BY POLICE

The second suspect, 41-year-old Ng Chek Kiang Angelo, was apprehended on September 24, 2021, for his alleged involvement in an armed robbery at a business along Temple Street.

On September 24, 2021, the first suspect, a 37-year-old male, was apprehended and charged in court on September 25, 2021.

On September 26, 2021, at about 3.20 p.m., detectives from the Central Police Division arrested the second suspect near Hougang Ave 5. On September 28, 2021, he will be charged with armed robbery with common purpose under Section 392 read with Section 397 and Section 34 of the Penal Code.

The offence entails a sentence of not less than three years in jail and not more than 14 years in prison, as well as 12 cane strokes.

336 PEOPLE INVESTIGATED FOR SCAMS TOTALING $13M, CHINA OFFICIAL SCAMS

Between September 10 and 24, 2021, officers from the Commercial Affairs Department and seven Police Land Divisions undertook a two-week operation. A total of 236 males and 100 women, ranging in age from 12 to 74, are presently cooperating with investigations for their possible involvement in schemes as scammers or money mules.

The suspects are suspected of being involved in over 1439 scam cases, including Internet love scams, e-commerce scams, China officials impersonation scams, government officials impersonation scams, business email impersonation scams, investment scams, job scams, and loan scams, in which victims have lost over $13 million.

Cheating, money laundering, and offering payment services without a license are among the charges being probed against them.

Cheating is a criminal offense punishable by up to ten years in jail and a fine under section 420 of the Penal Code.

Money laundering is punishable by a maximum sentence of ten years in jail, a fine of $500,000, or both under the Corruption, Drug Trafficking, and Other Serious Crimes (Confiscation of Benefits) Act.

Carrying on a business of offering any form of payment service in Singapore without a license is punishable by a fine of up to $125,000 and a term of imprisonment of up to one year under Section 5 of the Payment Services Act 2019.

CROWDS AT TAMPINES COFFEESHOP DRAW CONCERNS FROM NETIZENS

A crowd was spotted at a Tampines coffeeshop, the place is so crowded that the netizen who took the photo said that she can’t even walk through.

Most of the riders seem to be there to wait for picking up food delivery.

The location is at 201D Tampines Street 21, #01-1163 Block 201D, Singapore 524201.

In her post she said:

Saffron at tampines blk 201d.Social gathering? Celebrating restriction?Can’t even walk through and where is the safe ambassordor?

So this is how virus starts.

MAID SPIT INSIDE EMPLOYER’S DRINKING WATER, PUT TOILET BOWL WATER

Gozar Rose Magtanong, a 32-year-old Filipina maid for worked for a Singapore PR and her family, was sentenced to 4 weeks imprisonment on 27 September.

She had used her employer’s facial products, spat inside the family’s drinking water and poured water from the toilet bowl into it.

What happened?

The maid’s employer noticed that her cosmetic creams were finishing faster than normal.

The employer then installed CCTVs in her kitchen and bedroom.

She then found out that Gozar had used her creams 28 times, from 29 July to 8 September 2020.

They then brought the maid to her agency, JPB Employment Agency on 10 September to terminate her employment with them.

The agency’s customer service officer then interviewed Gozar, who confessed that she also spat saliva into the family’s drinking water jug.

Gozar also admitted that she had put toilet bowl water into the family’s drinking water on many occasions by dipping a cloth that she used to clean the TVs and tables ito the toilet bowl and wringing out the dirty water into a small bucket.

She would then pour the water from the small bucket into their drinking water jug.

The maid’s employer then reviewed her CCTV footage from the kitchen and saw Gozar spitting into the water, which the whole family had drank from unknowingly.

Allegedly mistreated

Gozar’s lawyer, Kevin Liew, said in mitigation that the maid was allegedly mistreated, highlighting that MOM is investigating the maid’s claim that she was owed 2 months and 10 days of pay.

He argued that Gozar allegedly slept at midnight and woke up around dawn, and that her mobile phone was allegedly kept by her employer so that she couldn’t contact her family.

Liew added that Gozar was made to eat bread and coffee in the mornings, porridge in the afternoon and fed with leftovers in the evenings, and that she was allegedly scolded for eating eggs in the house.

Deputy Public Prosecutor Grace Teo responded by saying that the complaints were no related to the present case that that have no mitigating considerations on the sentence to be imposed for the current case.

GUY FORGOT PUT P-PLATE, ASK FRIEND HOLD IT WHILE DRIVING

A video is circulating on the internet after a driver forgot to put on the P-plate and told a passenger to hold it on the outside of the vehicle.

Actually, it is not required to put it on the outside, it is supposed to be on the inside.

The driver sure doesn’t know the law, how he get license one.

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