Woman to hang for trafficking drugs, fiance acquitted
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A MALAYSIAN couple who were due to get married drove into Singapore two years ago with 21.48g of heroin bundles in their car.
The pair were caught, charged and put on trial.
On Friday, the High Court acquitted Mas Swan Adnan, 27, but sent his fiancee Roshamima Roslan, 24, to the gallows for trafficking in 15g or more of the drug.
In his judgment on Friday, Justice Steven Chong said the prosecution had to prove that the two of them knew exactly what sort of drugs they were bringing into Singapore.
Justice Chong said the evidence showed, however, that Mas Swan believed his girlfriend when she told him that the bundles contained Ecstasy pills.
Roshamima's claim was not believable, the judge said, adding that the prosecution proved that she knew that illicit drugs were hidden in their car when they entered Singapore.
-- ST