{
  "id": 18269765,
  "title": "Singaporean jailed 30 years for drug trafficking",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/05/singaporean-jailed-30-years-for-drug-trafficking",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-11-05T06:49:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Free Malaysia Today",
    "slug": "free-malaysia-today-freemalays",
    "url": "https://www.freemalaysiatoday.com/category/nation/2026/11/05/singaporean-jailed-30-years-for-drug-trafficking"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "A Singaporean man, Lim Yee Seng, has been sentenced to 30 years in prison for drug trafficking, according to the High Court in Shah Alam. The court ruled that Lim failed to provide a reasonable doubt regarding his conviction under Section 39B of the Dangerous Drugs Act 1952. Additionally, the court ordered 12 strokes of the rotan, or cane, to be administered to him. His prison term begins from the date of his arrest on January 27, 2022.\n\nJustice Roszianayati Ahmad stated that the court opted not to impose the death penalty, deeming a prison sentence more suitable. Lim was apprehended at Hotel 99 along Jalan Warisan Sentral 1 in Sepang. During his defense, he alleged that a man named Cheng Meng Kok had been driving the vehicle containing the illicit drugs. However, this claim was not presented during the prosecution's case, and the court found the accused's explanation to be merely an afterthought.\n\nInterestingly, Lim's co-accused, local contractor Mu Sau Yong, was acquitted of the same charge earlier this year at the same court.",
  "summary": "High Court declines to impose the death penalty on Lim Yee Seng, saying he has the potential to return to society after serving his sentence.",
  "key_points": [],
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}