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Cannabis, heroin worth over S$227,000 seized

SINGAPORE — More than 6kg of drugs was seized at Woodlands and Tuas Checkpoints yesterday (Dec 18) from routine checks on two vehicles, said the Immigration and Checkpoints Authority (ICA) and Central Narcotics Bureau (CNB) in a joint release today. The drivers, both Malaysian men, were arrested.

Cannabis seized at Woodlands Checkpoint on Dec 18, 2014. Photo: ICA and CNB

Cannabis seized at Woodlands Checkpoint on Dec 18, 2014. Photo: ICA and CNB

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SINGAPORE — More than 6kg of drugs was seized at Woodlands and Tuas Checkpoints yesterday (Dec 18) from routine checks on two vehicles, said the Immigration and Checkpoints Authority (ICA) and Central Narcotics Bureau (CNB) in a joint release today. The drivers, both Malaysian men, were arrested.

The drugs, about 5.9kg of cannabis and 465g of heroin, are estimated to be worth more than S$227,000, said the ICA and CNB.

The cannabis, which came in six packages, was found in a Malaysia-registered car driven by an 18-year-old man at Woodlands Checkpoint at about 7.55pm that day.

ICA officers alerted the CNB after they found two of the packages in the car’s air-filter compartment. A further search of the car led to the discovery of four more packages hidden behind the driver’s seat backrest and front passenger’s seat backrest.

The six blocks of cannabis have a potential street value of more than S$195,000, said the joint release.

On the same day at about 9.45pm, ICA officers at Tuas Checkpoint stopped another Malaysia-registered car driven by a 23-year-old. They found a black bundle in the car’s arm-rest compartment that contained about 465g of heroin with an estimated street value of more than S$32,000.

Investigations are ongoing. If convicted, the men may face the death penalty. The Misuse of Drugs Act provides for the death penalty if the amount of diamorphine (or pure heroin) trafficked exceeds 15g — equivalent to 1,250 straws, which is sufficient to feed the addiction of about 180 abusers for a week.

Those convicted of trafficking in more than 500g of cannabis may face the death penalty.

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