A 46-year-old Chinese production worker and his 24-year-old associate were arrested by Central Narcotics Bureau (CNB) officers on Tuesday at a train station after they sold about 10 grams of synthetic drug ketamine to an undercover police officer, the CNB said in a statement.

Separately, a 37-year-old Chinese man and his supplier were arrested after the former sold 2.5 grams (0.08 ounce) of heroin to an undercover officer, it said.

Of the remaining suspects, 104 tested positive for drug consumption, police said. Some of them were released on bail.

If convicted of trafficking in a controlled drug, the first set of suspects face a minimum penalty of three years imprisonment and three strokes of the cane. The second set of suspects faces at least five years jail and five strokes of the cane under Singapore's drug laws, which are among the world's harshest.

A Singaporean drug trafficker was hanged on Friday despite weeks of campaigning by local and international civil rights groups and his family.

About 10 days ago, police arrested 141 drug offenders, including a suspected trafficker.

Reporting by Muralikumar Anantharaman, editing by Rahul Sharma; Reuters

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