SINGAPORE – A complete of 8,753g of hashish and 463g of heroin, price about $295,000, have been seized throughout an operation by the Central Narcotics Bureau (CNB) on Wednesday (March 30).
CNB officers additionally arrested a 35-year-old Malaysian man for suspected drug trafficking offences, CNB stated in an announcement on Thursday.
This amount of hashish can feed the habit of about 1,250 abusers for per week, whereas the heroin can feed the habit of about 220 abusers for a similar interval, the bureau stated.
On Wednesday afternoon, CNB officers arrested the person within the neighborhood of Beach Road, and 4,876g of hashish was recovered from him. He was escorted to his residence within the neighborhood of Queensway, the place 3,877g of hashish and 463g of heroin have been discovered and seized.
Cannabis is an unlawful drug in Singapore. It is addictive, and its use can produce a number of dangerous results, equivalent to irreversible mind harm, mind quantity discount and severe psychological/psychiatric diseases, stated Superintendent Aaron Tang, the director CNB’s intelligence division.
“The drug seizures in this operation serve as a reminder of our firm zero-tolerance approach towards drugs, including cannabis.” he added.
“Beyond their physical effects, illicit drugs exact a heavy price on our families and communities. Livelihoods are lost, relationships are destroyed, and families are broken.”
In order to guard society from the hurt of medicine, CNB will proceed to implement strict legal guidelines towards the trafficking, possession, consumption and import or export of illicit medication, stated Supt Tang.
The bureau will even not let up on its enforcement efforts to arrest drug abusers who buy medication from syndicates.
Any individual discovered responsible of trafficking greater than 500g of hashish or 15g of pure heroin (diamorphine) could face the necessary dying penalty.
