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S'porean man, 37, wanted for drug trafficking in S'pore, arrested in M'sia, gets deported, facing charges here
He was charged with three counts of drug trafficking and one count of drug consumption in 2014.
October 21, 2024, 07:38 PM
A 37-year-old Singaporean man was arrested in Malaysia by the Narcotics Crime Investigation Department (NCID) of the Royal Malaysia Police (RMP) for criminal and immigration offences on Oct. 1.
After being deported to Singapore on Oct. 20, the man was arrested by the Central Narcotics Bureau (CNB).
According to a Oct. 21 CNB news release, the man was wanted for his alleged connection with "several cases of drug trafficking and other drug-related offences committed between 2004 and 2024".
The man was also wanted by the Singapore police to "assist in investigations into two cases of voluntarily causing grievous hurt and cheating by impersonation".
First arrested & charged in 2014
CNB said the man was first arrested and charged in court on Apr. 3, 2014, with three counts of drug trafficking and one count of drug consumption.
While he was released on bail by the court, he failed to attend court on Jun. 12, 2017.
As a result, an arrest warrant was issued against him.
The news release did not reveal when and how the man left Singapore for Malaysia.
Facing his 2014 charges again
Following the man's arrest, he was brought to court to face his original drug charges handed to him in 2014, said CNB.
"CNB is also pursuing investigations into other cases of drug trafficking," read the news release.
'No safe haven' for drug traffickers
Speaking on the man's arrest, acting director of CNB and senior assistant commissioner Leon Chan thanked Malaysia's authorities for their "strong support in rendering assistance to CNB".
He also expressed his gratitude for their "cooperation to bring the suspect back to Singapore to face the law".
Chan added:
"Drug traffickers thinking of evading our law by hiding overseas will find that there is no safe haven.
The close cooperation between CNB and NCID/ RMP and the eventual arrest of the man in this operation is a testament to the strong working relationship that CNB has with them."
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