Court of Appeal acquits man on death row accused of trafficking 1.8kg of cannabis

SINGAPORE: The Court of Appeal on Friday overturned the conviction of a man on death row accused of trafficking more than 1.8kg of cannabis, after finding that it was a case of mistaken delivery.

Central Narcotics Bureau officers knew the delivery would be taking place that day, and arrested both men shortly after. At trial, Raj and Ramadass did not dispute that they were in possession of the drugs. During one conversation in the prison yard, after learning the circumstances of Raj's arrest, Mark told Raj that he was also at Senoko Loop on Sep 21, 2015 to collect"ganja", the street name for cannabis, but ended up receiving"Butterfly" instead.

However, Chief Justice Menon said that without a specific finding of actual collusion, Mark's evidence should not have been rejected. The Court of Appeal also disagreed with the trial judge's finding that Raj must have known he was in possession of cannabis because of the smell emanating from the package.

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