SINGAPORE: A 37-year-old man was arrested on Saturday (Sept 20) after over 3.8kg of drugs were found in his car at Tuas Checkpoint.
The Immigration and Checkpoints Authority (ICA) and Central Narcotics Bureau (CNB) said in a joint statement on Tuesday (Sept 23) that the drugs seized are estimated to be worth more than S$272,000.
The Malaysian man was arrested after ICA officers found two black bundles, which were suspected to contain controlled drugs, concealed in the rear boot panel of the car.
Further checks by CNB officers uncovered six more black bundles hidden in various compartments of the Malaysian-registered car.
A total of 1.908kg of heroin, 1.655kg of cannabis and 268g of methamphetamine, or Ice, were seized.
The drugs could feed the addiction of about 1,300 abusers for a week, the authorities said.
Those convicted of importing or exporting more than 15g of pure heroin, 250g of methamphetamine or 500g of cannabis may face the death penalty.
Investigations are ongoing.
This follows on the heels of a multilateral drug bust where almost 110kg of methamphetamine was seized in a five-country operation.
The drugs are believed to have come from Mexico, and were imported into the US for delivery to more lucrative markets in the Asia-Pacific region.
The bust was the result of cooperation and intelligence sharing by enforcement agencies from the US, Singapore, Brunei, New Zealand and Australia. - The Straits Times/ANN
