With officers in hot pursuit, a man decided to throw a bag of drugs that was in his possession into the Kallang River.
He was eventually arrested about two days later, said the Central Narcotics Bureau (CNB) in a news release on Saturday (14 June).
Source: Singapore Police Force on Facebook. Photo for illustration purposes only.
The incident took place on Tuesday (10 June) evening, when CNB launched an operation in the vicinity of Bendemeer Road.
When officers approached a man on an e-bike, he abandoned the device and fled the scene.
While chasing after him, they saw him throwing a bag into the Kallang River.
Source: Google Maps
The bag was subsequently retrieved from the river.
Inside, about 2,004g of cannabis and 518g of ‘Ice’ were found, estimated to be worth S$110,200.
Source: Central Narcotics Bureau
The amount of drugs seized could feed the addiction of about 580 drug abusers for a week, CNB said.
CNB later identified the man as a 30-year-old foreign national.
During a follow-up operation on Thursday (12 June) afternoon, he was arrested for suspected drug trafficking at the entrance of a condominium in the vicinity of Kampong Eunos.
He was brought to his condo unit, where various drug paraphernalia were seized.
Investigations are ongoing into the man’s suspected drug activities.
CNB noted that trafficking in a controlled drug, offering to do so, or any act or offer in preparation for or for the purpose of trafficking, is an offence under Section 5 of the Misuse of Drugs Act 1973.
This applies whether the offender does so on their own behalf or on somebody else’s behalf, even if that other person is overseas.
Those convicted of trafficking more than 500g of cannabis or more than 250g of methamphetamine may face the mandatory death penalty.
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Featured image adapted from Central Narcotics Bureau and Google Maps.