A MALAYSIAN couple who were due to get married drove into
Singapore two years ago with 21.48g of heroin bundles in their
car.
The pair were caught, charged and put on trial.
On Friday, the High Court acquitted Mas Swan Adnan, 27, but sent
his fiancee Roshamima Roslan, 24, to the gallows for trafficking in
15g or more of the drug.
In his judgment on Friday, Justice Steven Chong said the
prosecution had to prove that the two of them knew exactly what
sort of drugs they were bringing into Singapore.
Justice Chong said the evidence showed, however, that Mas Swan
believed his girlfriend when she told him that the bundles
contained Ecstasy pills.
Roshamima's claim was not believable, the judge said, adding
that the prosecution proved that she knew that illicit drugs were
hidden in their car when they entered Singapore.
-- ST