Singaporean escapes noose, jailed 16 years for drug possession

PUTRAJAYA: A Singaporean was spared the gallows after the Court of Appeal set aside his conviction on two counts of trafficking in 4,026.73g of methamphetamine and 243g of methylenedioxymethamphetamine (MDMA).

Tan Khee Sen, 62, was, however, convicted of possession of the drugs and was sentenced to 16 and 15 years’ imprisonment respectively, with the sentences to run concurrently from the date of his arrest on Sept 16, 2016.