SINGAPORE, Aug 8 — More than 4.7 kg of heroin was recently seized from a Malaysia-registered car at Singapore’s Woodlands Checkpoint, Xinhua reported quoting a joint statement by the Singaporean Immigration and Checkpoints Authority and the Central Narcotics Bureau on Tuesday.
Officers from the Immigration and Checkpoints Authority and Central Narcotics Bureau discovered ten bundles of heroin in the car, with an estimated value of more than S$331,400 (RM1.12 million) on Aug 5, the statement said.
A 22-year-old male Malaysian travelling in the car was arrested for suspected drug offences, the statement added.
The Immigration and Checkpoints Authority pledged continuous efforts to work with the Central Narcotics Bureau to prevent drug smuggling across Singaporean borders, the statement noted.
— Bernama
