63-year-old man arrested for suspected drug activities at Edgefield Plains

A 63-year-old Singaporean man was arrested for suspected drug activities during a raid by the Central Narcotics Bureau (CNB) on Monday evening (March 29).

CNB officers nabbed the ma in the vicinity of Edgefield Plains, where a total of one bundle containing about 323g of ‘Ice’ and two bundles containing about 2,000g of cannabis were recovered from within a blue plastic bag.

The drugs seized are estimated to be worth more than $72,000, said CNB in a statement.

Investigations into the drug activities of the suspect are ongoing.

CNB added: "The total amount of 323g of ‘Ice’ that had been seized in the operation is sufficient to feed the addiction of about 184 abusers for a week, while the total amount of 2,000g of cannabis that had been seized in the operation is sufficient to feed the addiction of about 285 abusers for a week."