About 4.7kg of heroin among drugs seized from car at Woodlands Checkpoint

About 4.7kg of heroin among drugs seized from car at Woodlands Checkpoint

SINGAPORE: A 41-year-old Singaporean man was arrested for trying to smuggle drugs that included about 4.7kg of heroin at Woodlands Checkpoint on Wednesday evening (Apr 16). Officers from the Immigration and Checkpoints Authority (ICA) had directed a Malaysian-registered car for enhanced checks when they noticed the passenger behaving suspiciously. “ICA officers conducted a search and found a…

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Colorado law that made possession of small amounts of fentanyl a felony didn’t reduce overdose deaths, study finds

Colorado law that made possession of small amounts of fentanyl a felony didn’t reduce overdose deaths, study finds

Colorado’s law that made possession of small amounts of fentanyl a felony had almost no effect on overdose deaths, but may have discouraged people from sticking with treatment for opioid addiction, an initial study of the legislation’s impact found. House Bill 1326, which passed in 2022, lowered the threshold for felony charges to one gram…

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