SINGAPORE, April 26 — Singapore authorities slammed on the brakes of a drug courier ring when they arrested a Malaysian motorcyclist and seized heroin and ‘ice’ (syabu) worth more than S$86,000 (RM249,600) on Monday.

The 20-year-old suspect had arrived at the Woodlands Checkpoint on a Malaysia-registered motorcycle when he was stopped by officers from the Immigration & Checkpoints Authority (ICA) and Central Narcotics Bureau (CNB).

According to a joint statement by the ICA and CNB today, in the course of an inspection, ICA officers found about 460g of heroin in the motorcyclist’s bag.

The suspect was referred to the CNB to facilitate investigations.

In the course of investigations, CNB officers seized another 460g of heroin and about 120g of ‘ice’ from the youth.

Singapore’s Misuse of Drugs Act provides for the death penalty if the amount of diamorphine (or pure heroin) trafficked exceeds 15g.

The 15g of diamorphine is equivalent to 1,250 straws, which is sufficient to feed the addiction of about 180 abusers for a week. — Bernama