And he did this while he was counselling drug abusers in jail. He was nabbed after he dropped a pouch with drugs as he was leaving Changi Prison in December 2013. On Thursday, he was given eight years' jail with seven strokes of the cane, having pleaded guilty earlier to one charge of drug trafficking and one of drug consumption. "However, they were clearly thwarted by the greed and lure of profits which came from drug trafficking. When contacted, the Singapore Prison Service said it conducts stringent checks on all individuals entering its prison institutions.

Source: The Star September 16, 2016 04:27 UTC