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114 Subutex Tablets Found Underneath Car Floor Mat
An attempt to smuggle 114 tablets of the controlled drug Subutex through Woodlands Checkpoint was foiled by an alert checkpoint officer on 9 Oct 06.
2 On 9 Oct 06 at about 1810 hours, a Malaysia-registered car was singled out for a routine check at the Woodlands Checkpoint Arrival Car Green Channel. The car was driven by a 56-year-old Malaysian man, and he had two Singaporean passengers, a 32-year-old male Malay and a 30-year-old male Malay. In the course of the check, the checkpoint officer lifted the floor mat of the rear passenger seats and found slabs of tablets hidden underneath it. A total of 114 Subutex tablets and 400 tablets suspected to be controlled drugs were seized.
3 The case was referred to the Central Narcotics Bureau (CNB) for investigation. The 32-year suspect is a delivery man while the 30-year-old suspect works as a surveyor. Both suspects tested positive for benzodiazepines and will be investigated for the offence of importation of a controlled drug. If convicted, they will face a minimum sentence of 5 years imprisonment and 5 strokes of the cane. The 56-year-old is a pirate taxi driver and has been detained pending further investigation.
4 In view of the current global situation, enforcement agencies at all entry and exit points are working closely together to step up security inspections of all persons, goods and vehicles entering or leaving Singapore. As a result, drug traffickers can also expect to face a heightened gauntlet of security checks and measures at our entry and exit points.
2 On 9 Oct 06 at about 1810 hours, a Malaysia-registered car was singled out for a routine check at the Woodlands Checkpoint Arrival Car Green Channel. The car was driven by a 56-year-old Malaysian man, and he had two Singaporean passengers, a 32-year-old male Malay and a 30-year-old male Malay. In the course of the check, the checkpoint officer lifted the floor mat of the rear passenger seats and found slabs of tablets hidden underneath it. A total of 114 Subutex tablets and 400 tablets suspected to be controlled drugs were seized.
3 The case was referred to the Central Narcotics Bureau (CNB) for investigation. The 32-year suspect is a delivery man while the 30-year-old suspect works as a surveyor. Both suspects tested positive for benzodiazepines and will be investigated for the offence of importation of a controlled drug. If convicted, they will face a minimum sentence of 5 years imprisonment and 5 strokes of the cane. The 56-year-old is a pirate taxi driver and has been detained pending further investigation.
4 In view of the current global situation, enforcement agencies at all entry and exit points are working closely together to step up security inspections of all persons, goods and vehicles entering or leaving Singapore. As a result, drug traffickers can also expect to face a heightened gauntlet of security checks and measures at our entry and exit points.