SINGAPORE: A man and a woman were arrested after police officers found items like weapons, suspected drugs and contraband cigarettes in a car in Toa Payoh on the night of Sept 4.
In a media reply, the police said their officers were patrolling at Block 4 Lorong 7 Toa Payoh at about 11.50pm that night when they saw a stationary car.
Karambit knives, suspected drugs, drug paraphernalia, duty-unpaid cigarettes and vaporisers were found in the car during police checks, and seized.
A 31-year-old man and a 34-year-old woman were arrested for unauthorised possession of weapons and suspected drug-related offences, said the police.
The suspected drug-related offences have been referred to the Central Narcotics Bureau, while the customs-related offence has been referred to Singapore Customs. The vaporiser-related offence has been referred to the Health Sciences Authority.
The police said investigations are ongoing.
An eyewitness told Chinese-language newspaper Shin Min Daily News that he was delivering food when he noticed a police car on patrol, which then pulled up beside the car. - Straits Times/ANN
