Ex-property agent sentenced to death for cannabis trafficking, as judge rejects defence that drugs were for research
He had argued that drugs were tied to potential plans for a business venture, but judge dismissed claims as 'concocted afterthought'
Nisha Rahim
Wed, 3 April 2024 at 2:12 pm SGT4-min read
Singapore's Supreme Court or High Court (PHOTO: Dhany Osman / Yahoo News Singapore)
SINGAPORE — A former property agent was sentenced to the mandatory death penalty for trafficking cannabis, with the judge rejecting his claim that the drugs were for research and development.
The judgment, issued by Justice See Kee Oon of the Appellate Division on Tuesday (2 April), outlined the reasons for the conviction of Seet Poh Jing on one charge of having no less than 4509.2 grams of cannabis mixture for trafficking.
Seet, formerly a property sales agent with Huttons Asia, was arrested on 28 June 2018 after Central Narcotics Bureau (CNB) officers seized five blocks of vegetable matter from a car. The blocks were analysed to contain no less than 4509.2 grams of cannabis mixture, referred to by Seet as "weed".
