SINGAPORE – More than 4.7kg of heroin was recently seized from a Malaysia-registered car at Singapore’s Woodlands Checkpoint, Xinhua quoted a joint statement by the Immigration and Checkpoints Authority (ICA) and Central Narcotics Bureau (CNB) today.
Officers from the ICA and CNB discovered 10 bundles of heroin in the car, with an estimated value of more than SG$331,400 (RM1,128,840) on August 5, the statement said.
A 22-year-old Malaysian man travelling in the car was arrested for suspected drug offences, the statement added.
The ICA pledged continuous efforts to work with the CNB to prevent drug smuggling across Singaporean borders, the statement noted. – August 8, 2023