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A man who had locked his mother and himself in their Ang Mo Kio flat since Thursday (March 31) night, and threatened to kill her and himself, was arrested after a 13-hour stand-off with the police.
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3 April 2016
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Ang Mo Kio drug drama: Stand-off leads to sleepless night for residents http://bit.ly/1RFtk7n
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Ang Mo Kio drug drama: Stand-off leads to sleepless night for residents http://goo.gl/rhUSxt
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Tan Tam Mei, Azim Azman
The New Paper
2 April 2016
He spent the night anxiously waiting at the void deck of his block of flats. And by the time it was morning, Mr Abu Bakar Omar decided to take a day off.
The 55-year-old was among the residents of Block 508, Ang Mo Kio Avenue 8, who took leave from work after having to forgo the comfort of their homes between Thursday night and Friday morning.
This was due to a stand-off between an alleged drug offender and the authorities at the HDB block.
When The New Paper arrived at the scene yesterday at about 9.30am, the stand-off was still ongoing.
About 15 residents were seated below the block in a variety of chairs provided by grassroots members and the town council.
Mr Abu Bakar, who was at the void deck when The New Paper met him, said he was tired and could not get back to his house to change into his work clothes. So he had no choice but to call in sick.
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Mr Ang Hin Kee, MP for Ang Mo Kio GRC, who joined residents at the void deck of block from about 10pm on Thursday, told TNP at 10am yesterday that residents who could not return to their homes were allowed to rest below the block or at the nearby Cheng San Community Club.
TNP understands that a few families with children were able to rest in the air-conditioned music room of the community club.
Grassroots members also set up chairs and provided food and drinks for residents who were unable to return to their homes.
For those who wanted to use the toilet, the grassroots members accompanied them to use the toilet at the community club.
The residents were able to return to their homes only after police broke into the unit and arrested the suspect at around 10am yesterday.
Mr Ang said the authorities took a long time because they wanted to ensure everyone’s safety.
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Drugs found in Ang Mo Kio man’s flat http://ebx.sh/1SubXpP
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The man involved in the stand-off at Ang Mo Kio Avenue 8 tested positive for drugs yesterday, said a joint statement from the Central Narcotics Bureau (CNB), the Singapore Police Force and the Singapore Civil Defence Force.
After the 48-year-old Singaporean man’s arrest, Ice and heroin were recovered from the unit.
The man was arrested yesterday morning after a drug bust in the area the night before.
His arrest was part of a CNB operation to “dismantle” the activities of a suspected drug trafficking syndicate.
Three suspects were arrested and 740g of heroin and 30g of Ice with an estimated street worth of $57,000 were seized.
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Man arrested after 14-hour Ang Mo Kio stand-off http://ebx.sh/1UXP5oq
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The Straits TimesMan arrested in Ang Mo Kio flat after 13-hour standoff with police http://str.sg/ZvWR
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SINGAPORE – A man who locked himself and his mother in their Ang Mo Kio flat since Thursday (March 31) night has been arrested after a 13-hour stand-off with the police.
The police said they were alerted to the incident at Block 508, Ang Mo Kio Avenue 8, on Thursday night when the man did not open the door to some Central Narcotics Bureau officers.
It is believed that he had threatened to kill himself and his mother.
The elite police units Star and Special Operations Command were then activated. Officers managed to break into the eighth-floor unit at about 10am on Friday (April 1).
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