Updated: 01/02/2014 20:56 | By Channel NewsAsia
Man arrested with 920g of heroin at Woodlands Checkpoint
SINGAPORE: In the first large drug haul of the new year, the Central Narcotics Bureau (CNB) seized about 920 grammes of heroin at the Woodlands Checkpoint on Thursday.
CNB said the heroin seized has a street value of about S$97,000 and investigations are ongoing.
CNB said that at about 5.20am, officers from the Immigration & Checkpoints Authority referred a man riding a Malaysian-registered motorcycle to them for checks.
CNB officers conducted a search and found two bundles, believed to be heroin, on the man.
One bundle was tucked in front of the 25-year-old's lower abdomen area, while the other was in the back of his trousers. - CNA/ms
