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More than 4kg of drugs worth $460,000 seized in CNB bust

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SINGAPORE - More than 4kg of heroin and methamphetamine, also known as Ice, were seized by the Central Narcotics Bureau (CNB) on Monday (May 3) in an operation that led to the arrest of three men. In a statement on Wednesday, the drug busters said two Singaporeans aged 19 and 55, and a 32-year-old Malaysian were picked up. The drugs are estimated to be worth close to $460,000. Officers also seized $7,837 in cash during the operation, which took place in multiple locations. The operation started with CNB intercepting a vehicle in the vicinity of Woodlands Avenue 8 on Monday. After arresting the 19-year-old, CNB officers searched him and the vehicle, and found a total of 1,720g of heroin and 1,028g of Ice concealed in Chinese tea packaging. In a follow-up operation, officers arrested the 55-year-old Singaporean at Woodlands Industry Park E3, where 1,262g of heroin and $3,837 were seized. A search of his residence in the Bendemeer Road area further uncovered 218g of heroin and cash amounting to $4,000. This then led the officers to the 32-year-old Malaysian, who was arrested in the vicinity of Woodlands Road. Investigations into the drug activities of all three suspects are ongoing. C...

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CNB makes record seizures: Largest cannabis haul since 1996, biggest haul of heroin since 2001

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SINGAPORE - The Central Narcotics Bureau (CNB) has seized its largest haul of cannabis since 1996 and its largest haul of heroin since 2001. Together with other drugs, the amount found during its latest raid is enough to feed the addiction of more than 12,400 drug abusers for a week. The drugs are estimated to be worth more than $2.3 million. During a press conference on Monday (April 19), CNB said that in the drug bust last Friday, it seized about 23.6kg of cannabis, 16.5kg of heroin, 2kg of Ice and some 110 Ecstasy tablets. Most of the haul was found in the home of a 22-year-old Malaysian man in the vicinity of Choa Chu Kang Avenue 4. There were previous seizures of 33.4kg of cannabis in 1996 and 34.8kg of heroin in 2001. In the most recent operation, the suspect was arrested at the ground floor of the housing block by CNB officers and found with four bundles of cannabis. The officers seized another eight bundles of heroin, two bundles of Ice and the Ecstasy tablets in his bedroom. They also found 27 bundles of heroin and 20 bundles of cannabis in a duffle bag and backpack in the storeroom of the unit. The drugs were shown to the media during the press conference. These included ...

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Nearly $480,000 worth of drugs seized in CNB bust, including more than 3kg of heroin

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SINGAPORE - More than 3kg of heroin was seized, along with other drugs, by the Central Narcotics Bureau (CNB) on Thursday (Feb 25) and Friday. A man and two women, all Singaporeans, were arrested for suspected drug offences. The drugs seized are estimated to be worth close to $480,000. Some $47,879 in cash was also found during the operation, which took place in multiple locations. In a statement on Saturday, CNB said that on Thursday afternoon, its officers arrested a 35-year-old man for suspected drug trafficking in the vicinity of Jalan Eunos. The man put up a violent struggle as the officers moved in to arrest him, and "necessary force" was used to subdue him, said CNB. The man was searched, and about 328g of heroin, 122g of Ice, 6g of ketamine, 93 Ecstasy tablets, 15 Erimin-5 tablets and $18,900 in cash were seized. The man was then taken to his hideout in the vicinity where the two women, aged 31 and 35, were arrested. A search of the residential unit uncovered another 2,233g of heroin, 1,013g of Ice, 445g of cannabis, more than 3,000 Ecstasy tablets, and cash amounting to $28,979. CNB's follow-up investigations revealed that the man had another hideout in the vicinity of Fre...

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CNB nabs largest heroin haul in 19 years, with drugs seized worth nearly $2 million

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SINGAPORE - In its largest heroin bust in 19 years, the Central Narcotics Bureau (CNB) seized 14.1kg of the drug in an operation that also saw officers haul in a significant cache of other drugs. In 2001, CNB recovered 14.9kg of the drug. The drug bust on Wednesday (Nov 11) saw about 2.8kg of crystalline methamphetamine, also known as Ice, 7.5kg of cannabis, 323g of Ecstasy fragments, 28 Ecstasy tablets, 1,008 Erimin-5 tablets and cash amounting to $12,629 seized from multiple locations. The total amount seized is estimated to be worth close to $2 million. Three men and two women, aged between 29 and 55, were arrested for their suspected involvement. Speaking to the media at the CNB headquarters on Friday, Superintendent Aaron Tang, CNB's director of intelligence division, said: "Even with movement restrictions due to the Covid-19 situation, drug traffickers are still taking huge gambles and exploiting the situation so they can profit off addiction and misery." The action started on Wednesday afternoon after CNB officers intercepted a vehicle near Siglap Road and arrested two men, aged 55 and 50, and a 52-year-old woman. All three are Singaporeans. In their vehicle, officers found ...