SINGAPORE: Singapore authorities has foiled an attempt to smuggle about 4.7 kilogram (kg) of heroin in a Malaysia-registered car arriving at the Woodlands Checkpoint on August 5, 2003.
According to a joint statement by Immigration & Checkpoints Authority (ICA) and Central Narcotics Bureau (CNB), a 22-year-old male Malaysian who was travelling in the car was subsequently arrested for suspected drug offences.
Detailing the seizure, the statement dated August 8 which was posted on ICA’s website said when officers conducted checks on the car, they detected a haversack in the car boot.
“A big bundle believed to contain controlled drugs was found. CNB officers were immediately alerted to the detection. A total of 10 individual bundles of heroin weighing a total of about 4,723g were uncovered from the big bundle,” said the statement.
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“Investigations into the drug activities of the arrested suspect are ongoing,” said the statement.
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