Man who co-hosted drug-filled party for 36 during Covid-19 pandemic gets jail

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A man who hosted a house party for 36 people where various drugs, including Ecstasy, were shared has been sentenced to jail of two years and one week.

Posted on 19 June 2024 01:39 pm | 243 views | 1 comment

Ong also received two years’ jail for allowing the unit to be used for drug consumption, and one week’s jail for breaching Covid-19 restrictions.Two other drug consumption charges were taken into consideration during his sentencing.She said the custodial threshold was crossed in the case, but noted that Ong did not have a prior criminal record and had pleaded guilty.

He had been renting a room there from Goh, Deputy Public Prosecutor Quek Lu Yi told the court at the hearing earlier. The pair had hosted a party for Tan Chun Yeow. It started at around 7pm on March 26, 2022, with 34 guests turning up.DPP Quek said: “The accused admitted that there were a few cups of red wine mixed with crushed tablets of Ecstasy... which were being passed around and consumed by the attendees.

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