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Australian man arrested in Singapore on drugs charges

A 41-year-old Australian man charged with dealing drugs in Singapore could face 15 strokes of a cane and jail time if he is convicted.

The man was arrested yesterday during a police drug raid and was allegedly caught with 0.8 grams of "ice," a crack pipe and six syringes in his apartment. "His urine was screened positive for amphetamines and he is under investigation in trafficking a controlled drug," a police officer told The Daily Telegraph.

If convicted he faces imprisonment of between 5 and 20 years and between 5 and 15 strokes of the cane.

A Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade spokesman in Canberra confirmed the arrest last night. "The Australian High Commission in Singapore is seeking to offer consular assistance to the man," a DFAT spokesman said.

Three years ago an Australian man was hanged in Singapore after being convicted for trafficking heroine, despite pleas for his life from the then Prime Minister John Howard and international human rights groups.

Reference

• Australian High Commission, Singapore: The Australian High Commission is the official representative of the Australian Government in Singapore. We provide a range of services to the general public, including consular, passport, visa and immigration, citizenship and cultural relations services. We also act on behalf of various Australian Government authorities by representing Australia's interests to local, regional and multilateral government and business organisations in Singapore.
  

Discussion

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Vocabulary

charged with – 

dealing drugs – 

face (v.) –

strokes of the cane –

raid (n.) –

alleged (adj.) – (Merriam-Webster)

1: asserted to be true or to exist <an alleged miracle>
2: questionably true or of a specified kind: supposed, so-called <bought an alleged antique vase>
3: accused but not proven or convicted <an alleged burglar>

ice – methamphetamine in the form of crystals of its hydrochloride salt C₁₀H₁₅N‧HCI when used illicitly for smoking —called also crystal, crystal meth (Merriam-Webster)

crack (n.) – a potent form of cocaine that is obtained by treating the hydrochloride of cocaine with sodium bicarbonate to create small chips used illicitly for smoking —called also crack cocaine (Merriam-Webster); โคเคนแข็ง

syringe (n.) – กระบอก ฉีดยา (Mahidol University)

screened positive for –

traffic (transitive verb) – trade, barter (Merriam-Webster)

ex. Human trafficking is the illegal trade of human beings for the purposes of reproductive slavery, commercial sexual exploitation, forced labor, or a modern-day form of slavery. (Wikipedia)

ex. Drug trafficking is a global illicit trade involving the cultivation, manufacture, distribution and sale of substances which are subject to drug prohibition laws. (United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime)

controlled – (Merriam-Webster)

1: restrained
2: regulated by law with regard to possession and use <controlled drugs>

then (adj.) – existing or acting at or belonging to the time mentioned <the then secretary of state> (Merriam-Webster)

Links

• Aussie faces ice charges in Singapore
• Australian man arrested for drug offences in Singapore
• ABC Journalist Facing Drugs Charges in Singapore
• ABC journalist arrested in Singapore
  

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Australian man arrested in Singapore on drugs charges

A 41-year-old Australian man charged with dealing drugs in Singapore could face 15 strokes of a cane and jail time if he is convicted.

The man was arrested yesterday during a police drug raid and was allegedly caught with 0.8 grams of "Ice", a crack pipe and six syringes, a Singaporean newspaper confirmed last night.

"His urine was screened positive for amphetamines and he is under investigation in trafficking a controlled drug," the Today newspaper told The Daily Telegraph.

"If convicted he faces imprisonment of between five and 20 years and between five and 15 strokes of the cane."

It is not known what state the Australian man if [sic] from, but he was in Singapore on a social visit pass.

His arrest was part of a greater drug operation by Singaporean police, in which two other men were charged with the same offence and six others were caught under the influence of drugs.

The 40-year-old [sic] will be charged in court today.

A Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade spokesman in Canberra confirmed the arrest last night.

"The Australian High Commission in Singapore is seeking to offer consular assistance to the man," a DFAT spokesman said.

Three years ago an Australian man was hanged in Singapore after being convicted for trafficking heroine, despite pleas for his life from the then Prime Minister John Howard and international human rights groups.

Nguyen Tuong Van was caught at Changi Airport with nearly 400g of the drug while in transit from Cambodia to his Melbourne and put to death in 2005.

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