SINGAPORE - Six people were arrested on Monday for drug offences during Central Narcotics Bureau CNB operations that saw one officer injured in the line of duty.
A total of 437 g of Ice, 1,322 g of heroin, five ecstasy tablets and 18 tablets suspected to contain controlled drugs were seized during the two operations.
Early on Monday, the police recovered items believed to be controlled drugs from a van during an enforcement operation in the vicinity of Kaki Bukit Avenue 3.
The driver of the van had crashed the vehicle into a lamp-post while trying to escape the police and fled the scene. A total of 997 g of heroin was found in the van.
CNB then launched an operation to arrest the driver.
On Monday night, CNB officers arrested the suspected driver, a 28-year-old man, for drug trafficking in a home around Bedok North Road.
A 26 year-old pregnant woman was also arrested in the unit for drug consumption. Approximately 137 g of Ice, 87 g of heroin and various drug-related items were seized from the unit. CNB said so.
The woman's nine-month-old baby was also present in the unit. Appropriate arrangements were made to make sure that the welfare of the baby was taken care of, and the baby was subsequently placed in the safe custody of a next-of-kin.