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SINGAPORE: Drugs worth an estimated S $ 360,000 were seized on Monday (September 7) in a raid at various locations in Singapore, the Central Narcotics Bureau said in a press release.
Five men, three Malaysians and two Singaporeans, aged 24 to 33, were also arrested.
Knives and cash worth S $ 19,865 were also recovered, CNB said.
Monday’s raid began in the morning at a residential unit in the vicinity of Woodlands Street 32, where 1g of ‘Ice’ and S $ 15,350 in cash were recovered. They also arrested a 25-year-old Malaysian.
Another group of CNB agents had at the same time raided another residential unit in the vicinity of 12 Pasir Ris Street and arrested another 25-year-old Malaysian, CNB said.
Later that day, CNB agents were dispatched to the Kranji Loop, where a 31-year-old Malaysian was believed to have left a package.
About 1kg of “ice” and 3kg of cannabis were recovered, CNB said, adding that the man was subsequently arrested at Woodlands Checkpoint.
Another follow-up operation took CNB officers to 32 Woodlands Street again, where they arrested two Singaporeans, ages 24 and 33.
“When officers approached to arrest the 24-year-old suspect, he fought violently and force was used to subdue him,” CNB said.
A parang knife with a 30cm blade (top) and a ‘Karambit’ knife (bottom) seized from a 24-year-old Singaporean man during the drug bust on September 7, 2020 (Photo: Central Narcotics Office).
The man was found to be in possession of 1 g of cannabis and cash worth S $ 4,515.
CNB officers also searched his and found two packages containing 1 g of “ice.”
“A parang knife was also recovered from the 24-year-old, and a ‘Karambit’ knife was later found in his vehicle.”
