SINGAPORE - Officers from the Central Narcotics Bureau (CNB) had to smash the car windows of a Malaysia-registered car in Lorong 6 Toa Payoh in a drug-related incident.

The 38-year-old Malaysian had refused to comply with the officers. He had a total of $11,200 in cash on him.

A 62-year-old Singaporean man spotted entering and exiting the car was later arrested around Toa Payoh East by another group of officers who found about 300g of methamphetamine, also known as Ice, and 1.5kg of heroin on him.

CNB said on Wednesday (Feb 26) that the man was escorted to his flat in the area where another suspect, a 62-year-old Singaporean woman, was arrested after a search of the unit found an additional 508g of heroin and various drug paraphernalia.The bureau said that the estimated worth of all the drugs seized is about $171,000.

The 2.012kg of heroin seized in total is sufficient to feed the addiction of 960 abusers for a week, while the Ice seized can feed the addiction of 170 abusers for a week. Investigations into the drug activities of all the suspects are being carried out.

A person found guilty of trafficking more than 250g of Ice could be sentenced to death. Anyone caught with more than 25g of Ice is presumed to be trafficking the drug, unless proven otherwise.

Those found guilty of trafficking more than 15g of heroin, also called diamorphine, can be sentenc