Nationwide Crackdown on Drugs, 88 Arrested

A four-day nationwide crackdown on drugs concluded with the arrest of 88 drug offenders by the Central Narcotics Bureau (CNB). An official statement confirmed the seizure of drugs worth about $74,000.

The operation which started on Monday morning covered the areas of Ang Mo Kio, Bukit Merah, Chai Chee, Eunos, Sembawang, Tampines and Yishun. The CNB said a 22-year-old suspected drug trafficker and two suspected abusers, aged 31 and 33 were arrested at a private apartment around Jalan Loyang Besar on Thursday. "About 267g of Ice, 25g of ketamine, 48g of cannabis, 10g of New Psychoactive Substances (NPS), 180 Erimin-5 tablets, 96 Ecstasy tablets and four bottles of liquid suspected to contain Gamma-hydroxybutyrate (GHB) were recovered from the apartment."

Investigations are continuing.