An Australian journalist was charged in Singapore on Friday for drug-related offenses that could see him to be jailed up to 20 years and caned 15 strokes if convicted.
A Singapore court's documents said that Peter Lloyd, a television reporter for the Australian Broadcasting Corporation (ABC), was charged with possessing and selling about one gram of methamphetamine for 100 Singapore dollars (about 74 U.S. dollars) to a Singaporean.
Singapore's Central Narcotics Bureau spokesperson Agnes Lim also confirmed, "Lloyd Peter Gerard has been charged for trafficking and possession of methamphetamine."
Lloyd has been offered bail now, and his case has been fixed for next mention on next Friday, said the spokesperson.
The 41-year-old man was arrested on Wednesday after Singapore's drug police had received a tip off. He was alleged the "supplier" to the Singaporean drug abuser, the counter-narcotics officers said in a statement.
Lloyd was on leave in Singapore from his posting in New Delhi and that the ABC has not been told the full details of the case, said a statement from the director of ABC News.
Singapore has one of the world's toughest drug laws. Anyone caught possessing of drugs will face up to 10 years in jail and a 20,000 Singapore dollars fine, while trafficking drugs will face up to 20 years imprisonment and 15 strokes of the cane.
And anyone caught carrying more than 15 grams of heroin, 30 grams of cocaine, 500 grams of cannabis or 250 grams of methamphetamines will face a mandatory death sentence by hanging.
Source:Xinhua
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