16-year-old among 78 arrested in anti-drug operation; over $200,000 worth of drugs seized

A 30-year-old Singaporean man was arrested for suspected drug abuse and for permitting a young person to consume drugs, while a 16-year-old Singaporean girl was arrested for suspected drug abuse.

CNB said its officers had to force their entry as both suspects refused to comply with orders to open the door.

A search was conducted in the unit, and drug paraphernalia was seized.

Preliminary investigations found that the man had allowed the 12-year-old girl to consume drugs.

In a separate case on May 18, CNB officers launched an operation in the vicinity of Ang Mo Kio Avenue 10 and arrested a 57-year-old Singaporean man at a void deck for suspected drug-trafficking offences.

A search of the man’s residential unit in the vicinity was conducted. A total of 1,785g of heroin, 454g of cannabis, 228g of Ice, 29g of Ecstasy, 1,190 Erimin-5 tablets and cash amounting to about $5,100 were seized.

That same day, CNB officers raided a residential unit in the vicinity of Punggol Place.

They arrested a 43-year-old Singaporean woman for suspected drug-trafficking offences and a 44-year-old Singaporean man for suspected drug abuse.

Forced entry was carried out as both suspects refused to comply with officers’ orders to open the door. A search was conducted, and 59g of Ice and five Ecstasy tablets were seized from the unit.

Those who import into or export from Singapore more than 15g of diamorphine, or pure heroin, may face the death penalty.

Those aged 21 and above who expose controlled drugs or drug paraphernalia to a child, or permit a young person to consume or fail to take reasonable steps to prevent a young person from consuming controlled drugs, shall be liable for prosecution, CNB said.

Investigations into the drug activities of all the arrested suspects are ongoing, the agency added.