Three males -- two Singaporeans and one Malaysian aged between 37 and 60 -- were arrested for suspected drug activities in the latest drug bust by Central Narcotics Bureau (CNB) officers on July 21, 2020.

A total of about 273g of "Ice", 318g of ketamine, 144 "Ecstasy" tablets and two Erimin-5 tablets were seized.

Cash amounting to S$6,000 was also recovered during the operation that took place in multiple locations in Singapore.

The drugs seized are estimated to be worth more than S$66,000.

Drug bust operation

In the early hours of July 21, CNB officers were deployed in the vicinity of Upper Serangoon Road to conduct observation on a meet-up involving a 50-year-old Singaporean male and 37-year-old Malaysian male.

The Malaysian was suspected to have handed over some drugs to the Singaporean, before leaving via a motorcycle.

Officers then continued to tail the Malaysian to the vicinity of Geylang Road, before moving swiftly to arrest him at an opportune moment.

A packet of "Ice" (about 1g) was found in the possession of the Malaysian.

Another stakeout

A separate party of CNB officers raided a hideout located in a residential unit in the vicinity of Upper Serangoon Road and arrested the 50-year-old Singaporean, along with another 60-year-old Singaporean male in the same unit.

A total of about 36g of "Ice", 1g of ketamine, 22 "Ecstasy" tablets and cash amounting to S$6,000 were seized from the 50-year-old.

A search was conducted in the unit and a coconut, which was used to conceal about 317g of ketamine, was found.

Also recovered from the unit were 236g of "Ice", 122 "Ecstasy" tablets, two Erimin-5 tablets and other drug paraphernalia.

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

The total amount of 273g of "Ice" that had been seized in these operations is sufficient to feed the addiction of about 156 abusers for a week.