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Criminal law [2024] SGHC 239

PUBLIC PROSECUTOR v Iswan Bin Ali

High Court drug-trafficking trial concerning 61.19g of diamorphine. The court upheld the chain of custody, applied the trafficking presumption to most exhibits, and altered the charge.

  • Trafficking
  • Chain of custody
  • Presumption of trafficking (s17 mda)
  • Bailee defence
  • Consumption defence
  • Exhibit handling
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Criminal law [2024] SGHC 134

PUBLIC PROSECUTOR v Iskandar Bin Jinan & Mohd Farid Merican Bin Maiden

The High Court set lower guilty-plea discount caps for drug offences, holding that the Sentencing Guidelines should not produce sentences clustered near mandatory minima.

  • Guilty plea discounts
  • Sentencing guidelines
  • Misuse of drugs act
  • Mandatory minimum sentences
  • Drug trafficking
  • Sentencing for repeat offenders
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Criminal law [2024] SGCA 6

Shen Hanjie v PUBLIC PROSECUTOR

The Court of Appeal dismissed a drug-trafficking appeal, upholding findings that the appellant knew the drugs were diamorphine, intended trafficking, and was not a mere courier.

  • Trafficking
  • Presumption of knowledge
  • Mere courier
  • Bailment defence
  • Sentence - mandatory death
  • Certificate of substantive assistance
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Criminal law [2023] SGHC 235

PUBLIC PROSECUTOR v Tan Yew Kuan & Dineshkumar Sambusivam

The High Court convicted Tan Yew Kuan and Dineshkumar Sambusivam of diamorphine offences under the Misuse of Drugs Act after finding the statutory presumptions were not rebutted.

  • Misuse of drugs act
  • Possession
  • Trafficking
  • Presumption of knowledge
  • Section 18 mda
  • Section 5 mda
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Criminal law [2023] SGHC 182

PUBLIC PROSECUTOR v AFFANDI BIN MOHAMED HASSAN

The High Court convicted the accused of possessing diamorphine for trafficking, rejected his consumption and courier defences, and imposed the mandatory death sentence.

  • Misuse of drugs act
  • Possession for purpose of trafficking
  • Presumption of trafficking
  • Courier defence
  • Mandatory death penalty
  • Misuse-of-drugs-act
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Criminal law [2023] SGHC 142

PUBLIC PROSECUTOR v Mustaqim Bin Abdul Kadir

The High Court convicted Mustaqim bin Abdul Kadir of trafficking 56.8g net of diamorphine, admitted his statements, and rejected inducement claims.

  • Misuse of drugs act
  • Voluntariness of statements
  • Presumptions of possession and knowledge
  • Mdp notice and s33b
  • Possession for purpose of trafficking
  • Chain of custody
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Criminal law [2022] SGHC 96

PUBLIC PROSECUTOR v Sri Tharean Muthalagan

The High Court convicted the accused of methamphetamine trafficking after finding he knew, or was wilfully blind to, the drugs in five bundles he carried.

  • Possession
  • Trafficking
  • Willful blindness
  • Presumption of knowledge (s18(2) mda)
  • Admissibility of statements
  • Impeachment by prior inconsistent statements
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Criminal law [2022] SGCA 11

ARUN RAMESH KUMAR v PUBLIC PROSECUTOR

The Court of Appeal dismissed the drug-trafficking appeal, holding that the bailment defence did not apply and that the appellant knew the drugs were part of supply.

  • Bailment defence
  • Possession for purpose of trafficking
  • Duress
  • Sentencing under mda
  • Bailment-defence
  • Possession-for-purpose-of-trafficking
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Criminal law [2021] SGHC 242

PUBLIC PROSECUTOR v Ramendra Krishnan

The court convicted the accused on three cannabis charges after finding knowing possession and trafficking proved. A late charge amendment was allowed with no prejudice.

  • Trafficking
  • Possession
  • Courier exception
  • Charge amendment under cpc s128(1)
  • Knowing possession
  • Sentencing implications
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Criminal law [2021] SGHC 111

PUBLIC PROSECUTOR v Steven John A/L Gobalkrishnan

The accused pleaded guilty to possessing 14.99g of diamorphine for trafficking. The High Court sentenced him to 27 years' imprisonment and 15 strokes, backdated to remand.

  • Trafficking
  • Sentencing
  • Misuse of drugs act
  • Possession for purpose of trafficking
  • Mitigating and aggravating factors
  • Culpability assessment
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