SINGAPORE — A former property agent was sentenced to the mandatory death penalty for trafficking cannabis after a judge rejected his defence that the drugs were for research and development.
Ex-property agent gets death for trafficking cannabis; judge rejects defence that drug was for research
The blocks were analysed to contain no less than 4509.2g of cannabis mixture, which Seet referred to as"weed". To that effect, Seet began consulting contacts over the possibility of starting a cannabis-related business. Justice See also referred to a portion of Seet's statement — recorded a day after his arrest — where the accused said the cannabis mixture was meant to help"damaged" friends who"need help and sense of belonging and also to give them a sense of security".
In a later statement, Seet tweaked his defence, claiming that the drugs were for his own consumption."Despite Seet’s effusive claims of enthusiasm about his new research and development business venture, Seet evidently did not possess the know-how and had no plans to extract cannabidiol from the drugs," Justice See said.
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