SINGAPORE: A Singaporean man wanted for drug trafficking has been arrested following his deportation from Thailand, the Central Narcotics Bureau (CNB) said on Thursday (Sep 19). The 31-year-old was arrested by Thai authorities on Tuesday, and subsequently deported and handed over to CNB.
The 31-year-old man, right, was arrested by the Central Narcotics Bureau on Sep 19, 2024. SINGAPORE: A Singaporean man wanted for drug trafficking has been arrested following his deportation from Thailand , the Central Narcotics Bureau said on Thursday .
“The accused persons in those cases, two Singaporeans aged 21 and 29 at time of arrest, were charged for trafficking in substantial amounts of methamphetamine separately,” said CNB. An arrest warrant was issued for the 31-year-old for his alleged involvement in supplying drugs to associates in Singapore, but immigration records showed that the man had been out of Singapore since Apr 11, 2016.According to Thai media, the man was tracked down by local authorities to a residence in Samut Prakan province, which is just south of Bangkok.Thai media added the authorities had acted after a tip-off from CNB and cited the head of Thailand’s drug enforcement agency.
The Bangkok Post reported assets worth 15 million baht were also seized from the man, who is believed to have entered Thailand on a Vanuatu passport.
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