Cannabis delivered by mistake, S'pore court acquits man on death row - The Independent Singapore News

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Raj did not dispute the drugs were in his possession but argued that the delivery was a mistake as he had ordered Butterfly, tobacco laced with a synthetic chemical that produced a similar narcotic effect to cannabis.

Meanwhile, Ramadass contended that he did not know the nature of the drugs delivered, adding he had already delivered three bags of the Butterfly tobacco to others before handing one over to Raj.

The courts heard that one inmate named Mark Kalaivanan Tamilarasan was also in Senoko on the same day to pick up cannabis and chewable tobacco but received Butterfly instead. The drugs seized are sufficient to feed the addiction of about 8,430 heroin abusers and 150 ‘Ice’ abusers for a week, noted ICA.

 

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