A 45-YEAR-OLD Singaporean man who was found with a variety of
drugs in his home has been sentenced to hang for drug
trafficking.
Foong Chee Peng did not challenge the charge and chose not to
take the stand to defend himself.
On Tuesday, the High Court convicted him of trafficking in
40.23g of heroin. The death penalty is mandatory for anyone found
guilty of trafficking in 15g or more of the drug.
On Sept 30, 2009, Central Narcotics Bureau officers raided the
flat where Foong was living and arrested him. A search of his
bedroom uncovered packets of drugs in a paper bag, a bedside table,
a bag on the dressing table and the wardrobe. They also found
paraphernalia for packing drugs, such as plastic sachets, a heat
sealing machine, lighters, burners, pincers and a digital weighing
scale.
The prosecution's case was that the presence of these items
suggested he had packed the drugs in his room for the purpose of
trafficking them.