Two Singaporeans face death penalty for drug trafficking in Johor

Lina Portman4 weeks ago

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JOHOR BARU, June 12 — Two Singaporean men were charged in the Singapore Magistrate's Court today with trafficking illegal drugs worth 58.6kg last month, for which they face the death penalty. They are found guilty.

Tan Xiao Wei, 49, and Ee Chong Kiat, 36, were charged with trafficking a type of ecstasy drug called MDMA, with a gross weight of 58,625 grams at Jalan Anjung 8/1, Taman Horizon Hills, Iskandar Puteri, here on May 29 at 10:30 a.m. p.m.

The charges were made under section 39B(1)(a) of the Dangerous Drugs Act 1952, which carries punishment under section 39B(2) of the same Act, and were read in conjunction with Article 34 of the Penal Code, which provides for death. prison sentence or life imprisonment or, if not sentenced to death, a minimum of 15 strokes of the cane.

Both defendants nodded to show they understood the charges read by the court interpreter in Mandarin.

But no plea was recorded from the two accused before Magistrate R. Salini.

Tan was also charged with six counts of trafficking and possession of drugs weighing 13.82 kg.

For the first four counts, he was accused of distributing 13,145 grams of MDMA and methamphetamine.

He was also charged with two counts of possession of 680 grams of ketamine and nimetazepam.

The offenses were allegedly committed at a condominium unit located at Jalan Mutiara 7, Taman Perindustrian Plentong, here at 6.35pm on May 29.

Ee also faces two other charges, trafficking MDMA with an estimated weight of 74 grams and possession of 26.4 grams of ketamine in an apartment near Persiaran Bumi Hijau, Taman Molek here at 3:40 p.m. on May 29.

The two men were also charged under Section 12(2) of the same Act for possession of drugs, punishable by a fine of up to RM100,000 or a maximum of five years' imprisonment , or both, if found guilty.

Deputy Public Prosecutor Nur Ameerah Allaudeen offered no bail to the accused as the charges involved Section 39B DDA 1952.

Both defendants were represented by lawyer Nur Afiqah Hambali.

The case is expected to be brought up on August 14 pending a chemical report.