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Published: Saturday August 1, 2015 MYT 12:00:00 AM
Updated: Saturday August 1, 2015 MYT 7:30:16 AM
Malaysians caught with drugs in Singapore
JOHOR BARU: Four Malaysians in a taxi were stopped at the Singapore checkpoint for trying to smuggle more than RM220,000 in drugs into the republic during rush hour.
The 52-year-old taxi driver and three passengers – a man and two women, all aged 25 and 56 – were detained and handed over to the Central Narcotics Bureau (CNB) in the 5am arrest several days ago.
The Singapore Immigration and Checkpoints Authority (ICA) said in a statement that a Malaysian-registered taxi was stopped and checks revealed three bundles of drugs under the driver's seat.
In a series of raids in Singapore, CNB officers detained three Singa*poreans believed to be the intended recipients for the 1.1kg of heroin worth S$80,000 (RM224,000).
Under Singapore laws, trafficking of 15gm of diamorphine (pure heroin) carries the death penalty.
Recently many Malaysians have been arrested for trying to smuggle drugs, tobacco and cigarettes via the Causeway into Singapore.
On July 22, a 20-year-old Malay*sian was arrested with 0.9kg of cannabis on him. The ICA officers suspected something amiss when they noticed a bulge around the man’s waist. It turned out to be cannabis wrapped in newspaper and plastic. The drug had a street value of S$29,000 (RM81,000).
