More than $57,000 worth of drugs seized in anti-crime blitz
AsiaOne
Friday, May 10, 2013
SINGAPORE - The Home Team, the Singapore Police Force (SPF) and Central Narcotics Bureau (CNB) held joint operations this week targeting crime and drug offences.
The officers arrested a total of 127 drug offenders, 28 women for suspected involvement in vice activities and unlawful employment in public entertainment outlets, and 14 people for immigration offences.
More than $57,000 worth of drugs were seized from the operations. This included about 350 grams of heroin, 52 grams of 'Ice', 361 illicit drug tablets and other drugs including Ketamine and cannabis.
In one of the joint operations on May 5, officers launched an operation targeted at areas including Bedok, Chai Chee, Geylang Serai, Haig Road, Eunos Crescent, Circuit Road, Joo Chiat, Pasir Ris, Upper Boon Keng and Tampines to eradicate criminal and drug-related activities.
Officers arrested 68 people for drug-related offences and 14 people for immigration offences. A small amount of heroin, Ice and cannabis were seized. Investigations are on-going.
In another joint-operation on May 6, officers arrested 11 drug offenders and seized about 285 grams of heroin, 14 grams of Ice, more than $5000 in cash, and drug-trafficking and drug-taking paraphernalia. The total amount of drugs seized from this operation has a street value worth more than S$32,000.
From the early hours of May 9, an operation targeting vice and drug activities was launched. More than 80 officers were involved and over the course of the operation that lasted 6 hours, 32 people were arrested.
Areas of operation include public entertainment outlets in Taman Jurong and Upper Jurong Road. Out of the 32 arrested, 28 women were arrested for suspected involvement in vice activities and unlawful employment in public entertainment outlets. Four men were arrested for drug-related offences. 61 people were also checked in the course of the operation.
In a separate island-wide operation from May 5 to 10, 2013, CNB officers arrested a total of 48 drug offenders and seized drugs including about 305 Ecstasy tablets, 55 Erimin-5 tablets, 63 grams of heroin, 38 grams of 'Ice', 17 grams of ketamine and a small amount of cannabis with a total street worth of more than $24,700.
The operation was conducted in areas such as Ang Mo Kio, Boon Lay, Bukit Merah, Circuit Road, Eunos Crescent, Haig Road, Indus Road, Jalan Kukoh, Henderson, Toa Payoh and Taman Jurong.
