As much as 2.8kg of heroin was among a variety of drugs found at a Bedok North flat during a recent anti-drug raid.
The seizure was reported in a news release by the Central Narcotics Bureau (CNB) on Monday (2 Sept).
Source: Central Narcotics Bureau
CNB said it conducted the raid last Friday (30 Aug) afternoon.
It was at a residential unit in the vicinity of Bedok North Avenue 4.
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Suspected drug activities were being carried out there, it added.
In the unit, CNB officers recovered drugs comprising about:
The drugs are estimated to be worth about S$343,000 in total.
They could feed the addiction of about 1,550 drug abusers for a week, CNB said.
A Singaporean couple was also in the unit — a 38-year-old woman and a 41-year-old man.
They were arrested at the scene for suspected drug offences.
Investigations into their alleged drug activities are ongoing.
CNB said it’s an offence under Section 5 of the Misuse of Drugs Act 1973 to traffic, offer to traffic or do/offer to do any preparatory act for the purpose of trafficking a controlled drug.
Offenders may face the death penalty when convicted of trafficking:
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