SINGAPORE: An 18-year-old was among the 71 suspected drug offenders arrested during an islandwide operation conducted by the Central Narcotics Bureau (CNB).
Drugs with an estimated street value of S$157,000 (US$117,600) were also seized, the bureau said in a news release on Tuesday (Nov 28).
This comprised a total of about 881g of heroin, 193g of Ice, 137g of cannabis and an Erimin-5 tablet. About S$22,580 in cash was also confiscated.
Some of the areas covered during the operation from Nov 19 to Nov 24 included Ang Mo Kio, Bukit Batok, Kallang and Punggol.
KNIFE, KNUCKLE DUSTER SEIZED
On the evening of Nov 19, CNB arrested a 24-year-old man for suspected drug offences near Pasir Ris Street 11.
The Singaporean had attempted to evade arrest by climbing out of a window of a residential unit on the second floor.
He was eventually arrested on the ground floor and escorted to his residence where about 11g of Ice, various drug paraphernalia, a knuckle duster and a karambit knife were recovered.