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Caught with an amount of drugs punishable with death, a drug trafficker’s defence was that he had a standing agreement with his supplier to never carry a quantity that invites the gallows. After his charge was downgraded, however, he decided against calling this supplier to the witness stand during the trial to prove his argument.

Organisers Livescape Singapore Pte Ltd announced today that Future Music Festival Asia 2015, which was due to be held at Changi Exhibition Centre on 13th and 14th March, has been cancelled. "We are also aware of the many fans overseas that have made travel arrangements into Singapore for the festival. We are extremely sorry for the inconvenience you’ve been put through,” Livescape said in a statement issued to CNA. Full ticket refunds will be made available to all ticket buyers, details of which will be made available by tomorrow evening, according to organisers.

Malaysian police seized 9 luxury cars, 4 motorbikes and more than $380K in ill-begotten cash during a police operation in Malaysia on 4 February, Wednesday. In a press conference today, Malaysian police told reporters that 2 BMWs, 1 Mini-Cooper and an Audi were among the drug kingpin's stash. Three of the 9 cars were Singapore-registered.

Initially defending himself, he told the court that his "aim had been to end (his) life" after his girlfriend was sent back to China for immigration offences. She then gave birth to a boy who died a short time later. After a six-day trial, the court found that independent evidence supported his account of his acute depression and District Judge Low Wee Ping said he was not convinced beyond reasonable doubt by the prosecution's case.

Jobless Mohamed Faizal Manokhor Ali, 35, admitted robbing the 13-year-old of his mobile phone, wallet, ezLink card and coins in a lift at Jurong West Central 1 on April 1 this year. Five other charges were taken into consideration during sentencing - including robbing three other boys of their phones. A district court heard that Faizal was loitering near Block 689 Jurong West Central 1 on April 1 when he decided to rob the youngster as he returned home from school.

He was a drug courier who knew that a person convicted of trafficking in more than 250g of methamphetamine, commonly called Ice, may face death. So Mohammad Farid Mohd Yusop had an arrangement with his boss - he was prepared to deliver only up to 250g of the drug. This was the unusual defence of the 30-year-old Singaporean arrested with more than 380g of Ice in his car.

The Central Narcotics Bureau (CNB) has raised concern over cannabis abusers as the number of people arrested for using the substance rose 29 per cent from 142 in 2012 to 183 last year amid the broader trend of an increase in the number of drug abusers and drugs seized in 2013.

Judge re-sentences 29-year-old drug courier Subashkaran Pragasam life imprisonment, 15 strokes of cane under amended law