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SINGAPORE \u2013 A 16-year-old student was among 78 suspected drug offenders arrested in an islandwide operation from May 18 to 22.<\/p>\n
More than $200,000 worth of drugs was seized, the Central Narcotics Bureau (CNB) said in a statement on May 22.<\/p>\n
A total of\u00a01,949g of heroin, 469g of cannabis, 351g of Ice, 30g of Ecstasy, 1,190 Erimin-5 tablets, two bottles of liquid gamma-hydroxybutyrate, and cash amounting to about $5,600 were seized.<\/p>\n
The heroin, Ice and cannabis seized can potentially feed the addiction of 1,196 abusers for a week, CNB added.<\/p>\n
The operation covered areas such as\u00a0Ang Mo Kio, Bedok, Bukit Batok, Jurong West, North Bridge Road, Punggol and Tampines.<\/p>\n
On the morning of May 18, CNB officers conducted an operation at a residential unit in the vicinity of North Bridge Road. This followed the earlier arrest of a 12-year-old Singaporean girl for suspected drug abuse the week before, said CNB.<\/p>\n
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.<\/p>\n
CNB said its officers had to force their entry as both suspects refused to comply with orders to open the door.<\/p>\n
A search was conducted in the unit, and drug paraphernalia was seized.<\/p>\n
Preliminary investigations found that the man had allowed the 12-year-old girl to consume drugs.<\/p>\n
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.<\/p>\n
A search of the man\u2019s 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.<\/p>\n
That same day, CNB officers raided a residential unit in the vicinity of Punggol Place.<\/p>\n
They arrested a 43-year-old Singaporean woman for suspected drug-trafficking offences and a 44-year-old Singaporean man for suspected drug abuse.<\/p>\n
Forced entry was carried out as both suspects refused to comply with officers\u2019 orders to open the door. A search was conducted, and 59g of Ice and five Ecstasy tablets were seized from the unit.<\/p>\n
Those who import into or export from Singapore more than 15g of diamorphine, or pure heroin, may face the death penalty.<\/p>\n
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.<\/p>\n
Investigations into the drug activities of all the arrested suspects are ongoing, the agency added.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n