Over 21,000 'Yaba' tablets seized at Woodlands Checkpoint

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Updated: 11/20/2013 21:25 | By Channel NewsAsia

Over 21,000 'Yaba' tablets seized at Woodlands Checkpoint

SINGAPORE: More than 21,000 'Yaba' tablets or methamphetamine tablets were seized at Woodlands Checkpoint on Tuesday night.

It is the largest single seizure of 'Yaba' tablets since 1999.

At 7.45pm, Immigration and Checkpoints Authority (ICA) officers checked on a Thailand-registered car driven by a male Thai national upon arrival.

ICA officers found four black packages hidden behind the glove compartment of the car.

The 51-year-old driver was immediately arrested.

The four black packages were found to contain a total of 21,910 'Yaba' tablets which had a street value of more than S$540,000.

If convicted, the Thai national may face the death penalty.

Central Narcotics Bureau (CNB) officers launched two follow-up operations in the Jalan Sultan area and arrested two Malaysia men and one Singaporean woman, aged between 35 and 41.

The three arrested were suspected to be connected to the Thai national and this drug consignment.

Investigations on the possible drug trafficking activities of the three are ongoing. - CNA/ms