CNB arrests 82 suspected drug offenders in island-wide operation; drugs worth over $46,700 seized
A total of 82 suspected drug offenders were arrested in a five-day islandwide anti-drug operation conducted by the Central Narcotics Bureau (CNB) from Sept 14 to 18.Controlled drugs seized during the operation included about 1,151g of cannabis, 146g of Ice, 45g of heroin, 9g of ketamine, four Ecstasy tablets and two lysergic acid diethylamide (LSD) stamps.The drugs seized are estimated to be worth more than $46,700, CNB said in a press release on Sept 18. The heroin, Ice and cannabis seized could potentially feed the addiction of 270 abusers for a week, according to the bureau.Areas covered during the operation included Ang Mo Kio, Macpherson, Geylang and Lavender.Three foreign nationals arrested in GeylangOn the evening of Sept 15, CNB officers arrested a 40-year-old male foreign national near Lorong 12 Geylang for suspected drug trafficking offences.Follow-up investigations led officers to a hotel along Sims Avenue, where a 43-year-old male foreign national and a 34-year-old female foreign national were arrested for suspected drug offences.