Major drug ring busted in Singapore
The Central Narcotics Bureau (CNB) of Singapore announced on April 16 that it had arrested five drug traffickers and seized a variety of drugs with an estimated value of 360,000 SGD (255,000 USD).
Heroin and cash seized (Source: CBN)Singapore (VNA) – The Central Narcotics Bureau (CNB) of Singapore announced on April 16 that it had arrested five drug traffickers and seized a variety of drugs with an estimated value of 360,000 SGD (255,000 USD).
Five Singaporeans, including three men and two women, all live in Yishun, considered one of the five least safe places in Singapore for years.
CNB officers seized 3.67kg of heroin, 2,100 ecstasy tablets, 4,100 erimin-5 tablets, and 33,550 SGD in cash.
According to a report by the CNB, the office detected 28 drug trafficking rings in 2019, arresting 3,524 drug traffickers and users, and seizing an amount of drugs worth 6.52 million SGD./.
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