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SINGAPORE: A 14-year-old girl was among 162 suspected drug offenders who were arrested during a two-week operation across the island, the Central Narcotics Bureau (CNB) said on Friday (September 25).
The teenager was the youngest person ever arrested and is a suspected drug abuser, CNB added.
Drugs with an estimated value of S $ 260,500 were also seized during the September 14-25 operation, which covered several areas, including Jurong West, Bukit Panjang, Paya Lebar, Balestier and Tampines.
In one case, CNB agents arrested a 38-year-old man on September 14 near Eng Hoon Street in Tiong Bahru for alleged drug trafficking activities.
Ten ecstasy tablets and a packet containing approximately 3 g of powdered mix, believed to be a mix of ice and ecstasy, were recovered.
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The man was taken to his hideout in the same area, where a 30-year-old woman was detained.
During a search of the unit, CNB officers seized 55 packages containing approximately 322 g of ice, 51 packages containing approximately 148 g of ketamine, and 31 packages containing 185 ecstasy tablets.
Authorities also found 88 tablets of Erimin-5 and a package containing 11 g of powdered mix, believed to be a mix of ice and ecstasy.
Cash worth S $ 20,000 and various drug paraphernalia were also recovered from the unit.
Heroin packages scattered on the floor in one of the hotel rooms near Beach Road on September 14, 2020 (Photo: Central Narcotics Office).
In another case, CNB agents raided two hotel rooms in the Beach Road area and arrested four men and a woman between the ages of 34 and 56.
A total of 122 packets containing approximately 858 g of heroin, 71 packets containing approximately 133 g of ice, 104 ecstasy tablets and one Erimin-5 tablet were recovered from two hotel rooms. A Karambit knife was also seized in one of the rooms, along with various drug paraphernalia.
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During the raid, CNB officers discovered that a 35-year-old suspected drug trafficker had his 12-year-old son with him. The drugs were “openly displayed in front of his son” in the room, CNB said.
The 36-year-old mother of the boy was also arrested during the raid for alleged drug offenses.
“Arrangements were made to ensure the well-being of the 12-year-old was taken care of. The child was subsequently placed in the safe custody of a close relative, ”CNB said.
Investigations are under way into the drug-related activities of all the arrested suspects.
