CNB seizes 2.5kg of heroin
Posted: 27 April 2012 1412 hrs
SINGAPORE: The Central Narcotics Bureau (CNB) has arrested a suspected drug trafficker and seized 2.5 kilogrammes of heroin.
CNB said on Friday that the drugs have a street value of about S$375,000.
In a targeted operation on Thursday, its officers arrested a 36-year-old male Singaporean, whom it had been monitoring.
The suspect is believed to be distributing a sizeable amount of heroin.
He was caught in his HDB unit at Simei Road.
Officers found a black sling bag containing six bundles of heroin inside a cupboard.
The suspect will be investigated for drug trafficking. If convicted, he may face the death penalty.
- CNA/cc
