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SINGAPORE – More than 4 kg of heroin was found in a toilet and other locations in a Bukit Batok Housing Board apartment during a Central Narcotics Bureau (CNB) operation on Monday (September 21).
Four men and two women were arrested for alleged drug-related activities in the operation at various locations.
The drug bust obtained a total of 5,130 g of heroin, 1,125 g of methamphetamine also known as Ice, 13 g of new psychoactive substances and 20 tablets of Erimin-5, CNB said in a statement on Tuesday (September 22).
In addition to the seized drugs, estimated at nearly $ 700,000, CNB officers also recovered $ 174,000 in cash.
CNB officers intercepted a vehicle on Sunset Way on Monday and arrested two Singaporeans, a 44-year-old man and a 37-year-old woman.
A search of his vehicle found 10 packages containing 80 g of heroin.
Earlier, before the arrest, the 44-year-old had met with another 63-year-old Singaporean man.
In a follow-up operation, another CNB team raided an HDB floor on Bukit Batok Street 31, where they believed the 63-year-old was located.
Officers had to force their way into the apartment after being repeatedly denied entry.
But before CNB agents could enter the apartment, the 63-year-old climbed out the kitchen window and fell.
Officers from the Singapore Civil Defense Force declared him dead when they arrived at the scene.
Two more people, a 65-year-old Singaporean and a 33-year-old foreigner, were detained in the same apartment as Bukit Batok. CNB officers found 1,124 g of ice, three packages containing 13 g of new psychoactive substances, and 20 tablets of Erimin-5, as well as 4,790 g of heroin.
The drugs were recovered from the toilet bowl and in various parts of the apartment by CNB agents who also found $ 174,000 in cash and some drug paraphernalia.
On Monday night, in another follow-up operation, CNB agents raided a business unit on Tanjong Pagar Road, where they arrested two Singaporean men, ages 62 and 64.
CNB agents also seized 35 packages containing 260 g of heroin and 1 g of ice from the store.
Investigations into the suspects’ drug trafficking activities are ongoing, CNB said, adding that police are investigating the death of the 63-year-old man.
CNB said the amount of heroin seized is enough to fuel the addiction of approximately 2,440 abusers for a week, while the 1,125g of ice can fuel the addiction of approximately 640 abusers for a week.
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