An operation conducted by the Central Narcotics Bureau (CNB) from June 22 to 23 saw eight suspects, all male Singaporeans, arrested and S$215,000 worth of drugs seized.

The operation kicked off in the late afternoon on June 22.

CNB officers spotted a suspected group of drug offenders meeting at near Wellington Circle, Sembawang.

Two of the suspects, a 49-year-old and a 55-year-old, had arrived in a van.

A white-coloured car then arrived at the area shortly after.

A 49-year-old suspect alighted from the car and went up to the passenger side of the van to hand over a black package to the 49-year-old passenger in the van.

Both groups of suspects departed from the vicinity soon after.

They were tailed by separate parties of CNB officers.

The van was intercepted along Simei Avenue with both suspects arrested.

The officers found about 929g of heroin in the van, and a further raid on the Chai Chee Avenue residential unit of the van driver uncovered 53g of "Ice", another 57g of heroin and cash amounting to S$20,155.

Now what about the other party of CNB officers?

After trailing the white-coloured car from Sembawang to Bukit Batok, the officers noticed that the 49-year-old suspect in the car alighted and met with another suspect, a 50-year-old. The 49-year-old was subsequently arrested, with S$1,500 found on him.

While in Bukit Batok, another passenger in the white-coloured car, a 46-year-old suspect, alighted and boarded a grey car, driven by a 43-year-old suspect. Keep this in mind.

When the white-coloured car had reached a car park in the vicinity of Woodlands Street 31, the 39-year-old driver was arrested shortly after he alighted. About 4g of “Ice” was found on the suspect.

Now how about the grey car?

A separate party of CNB officers tailed the grey-coloured car to the vicinity of Boon Lay Drive, where both driver and passenger proceeded to a fifth floor unit of a HDB block.

Shortly thereafter, CNB officers effected forced entry of the unit as the occupants refused to heed the lawful orders of the officers to grant access into the unit.

Both the 43-year-old and 46-year-old suspects were arrested. About 23g of heroin and 51g of “Ice” were found in the unit.

Their work was not done just yet.

On June 23 morning, the 50-year-old suspect (we bolded it earlier, so you can check again) was arrested at the void deck of a block in Ang Mo Kio.

About 1.91kg of heroin and cash amounting to S$6,460 were found on him.

CNB officers also raided the HDB unit which the 50-year-old was observed to have been in prior to his arrest.

A 53-year-old suspected drug abuser was arrested within the unit.

Investigations into the drug activities of all the suspects are ongoing.

According to CNB, the 2.92kg of heroin seized is sufficient to feed the addiction of about 1,390 abusers for a week.

The 108g of “Ice” seized is sufficient to feed the addiction of about 60 abusers for a week.

Image courtesy of CNB