Updated: 03/07/2013 02:49 | By Channel NewsAsia

CNB arrests 85 suspected drug offenders in islandwide operation

SINGAPORE: A 48—hour islandwide operation by the Central Narcotics Bureau (CNB) saw the arrest of 85 suspected drug offenders and seizure of drugs worth more than S$15,000.

Drugs seized during the operation included 117 grammes of heroin, 14 grammes of ’Ice’, 25 grammes of cannabis and a small amount of ketamine.

Officers from the Singapore Police Force also lent their support to the CNB in this latest islandwide operation, which was conducted from March 4 to March 6, and covered areas including Ang Mo Kio, Bugis, Chai Chee, Henderson and Geylang.

This latest islandwide operation is part of CNB’s ongoing intensive enforcement efforts to remove illicit drug activities from the streets.

CNB will continue to mount islandwide operations to ensure that drug offenders are kept off the streets and not be allowed to carry out their unlawful activities.

—CNA/ac