CNB conducted a series of raids against drugs since the start of this year, on the 2 January 2020, officers from the Central Narcotics Bureau (CNB) arrested a 39-year-old Singaporean male along Pasir Ris Drive 1 under the suspicion of drug trafficking.
Officers followed the 39-year-old from Woodlands Drive 50 all the way to Pasir Ris. His car was raided and the following drugs were found
- 2,009 ‘Ecstasy’ tablets
- 4,000 Erimin-5 tablets
Follow up raids at the suspects unit was conducted and cash amounting to S$16,250 was found.
After CNB arrested the first suspect a follow-up operation was continued next morning and another 23-year-old suspected drug trafficker was arrested at the vicinity of Lorong 16 Geylang. The suspect was then brought to a carpark at Woodlands, a car containing the following drugs were found
- about 60g of heroin
- 854g of ketamine
- 8.6kg of ‘Ice’
- 2,800 ‘Ecstasy’ tablets
- 2,919 Erimin-5 tablets
Preliminary investigations from CNB revealed that that the 39-year-old suspect had picked up the drugs from under the car parked at Woodlands Drive 50. Where the 23-year-old suspect had earlier left them.
The following is quoted from CNB
“Investigations into the drug activities of both suspects are ongoing. The estimated worth of the drugs seized in this operation is about S$1.1 million. The 8.6kg of ‘Ice’ seized is sufficient to feed the addiction of about 4,900 abusers for a week. “