More than $74,000 worth of drugs, 4 parangs seized from Pasir Ris flat in CNB raid
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(Clockwise from top left) The car where drugs were recovered, the cupboard where a woman suspect was found hiding during the operation, drugs and cash seized during the operation and seized weapons.
PHOTO: CENTRAL NARCOTICS BUREAU
Rahimah Rashith
SINGAPORE - When the occupants of a flat in Pasir Ris Drive 3 refused to open the door despite repeated warnings, Central Narcotics Bureau (CNB) officers forced their way in.
They found a 24-year-old Singaporean woman hiding inside a cupboard, and another 29-year-old woman, also a Singaporean, in the flat.
The officers recovered 194g of heroin, 154g of Ice, 101 Ecstasy tablets, 22 Erimin-5 tablets and two digital weighing scales. They also found four parangs and a baton.
It was a dramatic conclusion to an operation which took place on Monday (Feb 12).
In total, CNB arrested five suspected drug offenders and recovered more than $74,000 worth of drugs. The haul included 427g of heroin, 409g of Ice, 101 Ecstasy tablets and 22 Erimin-5 tablets.
That amount of heroin is enough to feed the addiction of 203 abusers for a week, while the Ice haul is enough to feed the addiction of 234 abusers for the same amount of time, CNB said in a statement.
CNB officers had been observing a 27-year-old Singaporean man in a white car parked at a petrol kiosk in Pasir Ris Drive 1, and his 28-year-old Singaporean male passenger, before the raid on the flat.
The officers moved in quickly when a third suspect approached the car on his Malaysia-registered motorcycle.
From the car, they recovered 227g of heroin and 253g of Ice. CNB also found 6g of heroin, a small amount of Ice, drug paraphernalia and $3,500 in cash on the motorcycle and recovered $4,000 from the third suspect, a 28-year-old Malaysian man.
Following the arrests, CNB officers moved in on the home of the 27-year-old Singaporean man where they arrested the two women suspects.
Investigations into the drug activities of all the suspects are ongoing.
