CNB seizes drugs worth more than S$2.3 million; 16kg of heroin is largest haul since 2001

The Central Narcotics Bureau (CNB) has seized drugs worth more than S$2.3 million, including about 23kg of cannabis and about 16kg of heroin, the agency said on Monday (Apr 19).

The cannabis seizure is the CNB’s largest since 1996, while the heroin haul is its biggest since 2001.

bout 23,687g of cannabis, 16,548g of heroin, 2,033g of Ice, and 110 ecstasy tablets were seized in the drug bust on Friday afternoon.

A 22-year-old Malaysian man was arrested in the vicinity of Choa Chu Kang Avenue 4, said CNB. Four bundles containing about 3,915g of cannabis were recovered from him.

The man was then brought back to his hideout which was in the same area, said CNB, and officers searched the residential unit.

A total of eight bundles containing about 3,782g of heroin and two bundles containing about 2,033g of Ice and 110 ecstasy tablets were seized from his bedroom.