$702,000 of heroin seized
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Oct 8, 2010 - Straits Times
CENTRAL Narcotics Bureau (CNB) officers seized 4.68kg of heroin with a street value of $702,000 on Thursday, making it the largest seizure of heroin since 2008.
In an operation launched at around 7.30am on Thursday, the CNB arrested a man, suspected to be the leader of a local drug syndicate and two other men believed to be accomplices.
In a statement, the CNB said the operation was mounted when information was received that a drug transaction would be taking place between the drug syndicate leader and a 56-year-old man. At around 9am, CNB officers spotted the drug syndicate leader leaving his flat at Commonwealth Close. He proceeded to the vicinity of Kitchener Road, where he was seen meeting up with the 56-year-old man and handing over an envelope. Both were immediately arrested.
The envelope was found to contain approximately $3,000. The 56-year-old man then led the CNB officers to his rented car where approximately 16g of heroin was recovered within. The drug syndicate leader's car was also searched and approximately 600g of heroin was recovered in the car.
In the follow-up raid on the drug syndicate leader's flat, a 38-year-old male, believed to be his drug associate, was arrested. There, CNB officers also recovered approximately 4kg of heroin, kept in a bag, as well as drug paraphernalia, including weighing scales, empty plastic sachets and drug smoking utensils.
All three persons are Singaporeans and unemployed. They will be investigated for drug trafficking. Under the Misuse of Drugs Act, the penalty for unauthorised trafficking of heroin ranges from a minimum of 5 years' imprisonment and 5 strokes of the cane, to death.
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Death liao.
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Make Mas Selamat eat all the heroin as part of his punishment
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even Sg drug dealers are poor; below national average of $250K.
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how to tax them?
can use past 6 months income?
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Hang by the balls !!!! .. (Balls.. he is daring).
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Big News! im banned for spamming. im too cheapo to pay for ad space.
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