M'sian escapes gallows after S'porean appellate court acquits him of drug charge


SINGAPORE (The Straits Times/ANN): A 38-year-old Malaysian man escaped the noose when he was acquitted by the Court of Appeal on Tuesday (Oct 13) of a charge of being a drug courier.

Beh Chew Boo was arrested in 2016 for allegedly attempting to carry 499.97g of methamphetamine across the Causeway. He was sentenced to death in January this year by the High Court.

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