Singapore: CNB arrests 87 suspected drug offenders in 4-day operation

The officers also seized about 95g of Ice, 54g of cannabis, 41g of heroin, 58 yaba tablets and small amounts of ketamine and Ecstasy tablets.

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Singapore's Central Narcotics Bureau (CNB) said on Friday that 87 suspected drug offenders were arrested in a four-day islandwide anti-drug operation. The officers also seized about 95g of Ice, 54g of cannabis, 41g of heroin, 58 yaba tablets and small amounts of ketamine and Ecstasy tablets.

The operation took place in areas such as Bishan, Boon Lay, Geylang, Marsiling, Teck Whye, Telok Blangah, Toa Payoh, Woodlands and Yishun from Jul 17 to the morning of Jul 21.

The agency said in a press release that in one of the cases, two Singaporean men, aged 29 and 28, were arrested near Teck Whye Crescent for drug trafficking. The authorities added that about 35 g of Ice, two digital weighing scales, numerous empty plastic packets and some drug-taking utensils were recovered from the 28-year-old.

According to CNB's media release, the officers also raided a unit in the area and recovered about 10 g of Ice, two Ecstasy tablets, three digital weighing scales, numerous empty plastic bags and numerous drug-taking utensils from inside the unit.

During this raid, the officers also arrested a 30-year-old Singaporean woman suspected of drug trafficking and five suspected drug abusers aged between 20 and 21. The media release added that the investigations are going on.

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