SINGAPORE: A complete of 36 suspected drug offenders have been arrested in an operation on Apr 2, focusing on transactions carried out on messaging apps like Telegram.
The operation netted arround 333g of hashish, 13g of Ice, 5g of ketamine, 1g of heroin, 42 Erimin-5 tablets, two Ecstasy tablets and 65 vaping gadgets suspected to include tetrahydrocannabinol (THC), which is the primary psychoactive compound in hashish, the Central Narcotics Bureau (CNB) mentioned on Saturday (Apr 6).
The medicine seized have an estimated road worth of about S$19,000 (US$14,080).
Amongst these arrested by CNB officers have been two Singaporeans for suspected drug trafficking offences.
A 32-year-old lady was arrested at her house within the neighborhood of Compassvale Drive in Sengkang. Officers seized about 123g of hashish and numerous drug paraphernalia from her bed room.
A 26-year-old man was additionally arrested at his house within the neighborhood of Bedok North Avenue 3, the place 107g of hashish and numerous drug paraphernalia have been discovered.
“Those that suppose they’ll perform their drug actions with impunity by utilizing chat functions resembling Telegram will do effectively to suppose once more,” mentioned Deputy Assistant Commissioner (DAC) Aaron Tang, CNB’s director of intelligence.
“CNB is not going to be deterred from finishing up enforcement motion towards such drug offenders merely due to the anonymity supplied by such chat functions. The truth is, we’ll redouble our efforts to trace them down and produce them in, regardless of the functions they’re utilizing.”
Investigations into these arrested are ongoing.
