Syndicate busted in Singapore

Mon, 09 Oct 2000 | Source: AFP

SINGAPORE (AFP): Singapore authorities have smashed a Sri Lankan drug syndicate and arrested 16 people in a raid on Friday, a report in the Sunday Times said.

It was the first known Sri Lankan drug syndicate to have operated in Singapore, the report said.

The Central Narcotics Bureau and Singapore Immigration and Registration in a joint-raid arrested four drug offenders and 12 immigration offenders in a hotel.

The raid also saw the seizure of three kilograms (6.6 pounds) of cannabis worth S$40,000 (US$22,988).

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