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SINGAPORE – A 14-year-old Singaporean girl was among 162 suspected drug offenders caught by agents of the Central Narcotics Bureau (CNB).
The island-wide operation, which included raids in Jurong West, Bukit Panjang, Paya Lebar, Balestier, and Tampines, ran from September 14 through Friday (September 25).
A total of 870 g of heroin, 586 g of methamphetamine or ice, 176 g of ketamine, 47 g of new psychoactive substances, 322 ecstasy tablets, 203 tablets of Erimin-5 and 13 vials containing GHB (gamma-hydroxybutyrate) were seized. ). The drugs have an estimated value of $ 260,500.
No details were given about the girl’s arrest.
CNB agents raided two hotel rooms on Beach Road on Thursday (September 24) and arrested five Singaporeans: four men and one woman between the ages of 34 and 56.
One of the detainees was a 35-year-old man who had his 12-year-old son with him in the room, where drugs were openly displayed.
The 36-year-old mother of the boy was also arrested during the raid for alleged drug offenses.
The boy was taken into the safe custody of a close relative, CNB said Friday.
The drugs seized in the Beach Road raid included 122 packages containing 858 g of heroin, 71 packages containing 133 g of ice, 104 ecstasy tablets and one Erimin-5 tablet.
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A karambit knife was also recovered from one of the hotel rooms along with various drug paraphernalia.
A raid was also carried out on September 14 on Eng Hoon Street that resulted in the arrest of two Singaporeans: a 38-year-old man and a 30-year-old woman.
CNB officers found 10 ecstasy tablets and a package containing approximately 3 g of powdered mixture, believed to contain a mixture of ice and ecstasy in the man.
More drugs were found after the man was taken to his nearby unit, where officers arrested the woman.
A search of the unit yielded 55 packages containing 322 g of ice, 51 packages containing 148 g of ketamine, 31 packages containing 185 ecstasy tablets, 88 tablets of Erimin-5 and one package containing approximately 11 g of powder mix , believed to contain a mixture of ice and Ecstasy.
Cash worth $ 20,000 and various drug paraphernalia were also recovered from the unit.
Investigations of all suspects are underway.
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