Drug Trafficking

Drug Trafficking is a specialized practice area in Singapore's legal system. This area encompasses 75 cases from 2000 to 2024.

Leading Law Firms

Analysis of law firms specializing in Drug Trafficking, ranked by case volume and success rates.

Law Firm	Cases	Success Rate	Key Lawyers	Recent Cases
Attorney-General’s Chambers82.61% success rate	46 cases61.3% of area	82.61% success rate	Ng Cheng Thiam (6 cases) Zhou Yihong (3 cases) Terence Chua (2 cases)	Public Prosecutor v. Seet Poh Jing: Misuse of Drugs Act - Trafficking of Cannabis Mixture(Apr 2024) Yap Kian Sing v Public Prosecutor: Appeal Against Drug Trafficking Sentence(Dec 2023) Tika Pesik v Public Prosecutor: Criminal Review for Drug Trafficking Conviction(Nov 2023)
Deputy Public Prosecutor72.73% success rate	11 cases14.7% of area	72.73% success rate	Jaswant Singh (4 cases) Peter Koy (2 cases) Lee Lit Cheng (1 cases)	PP v Noorazni bin Ithnin: Trafficking of Diamorphine (Heroin) under the Misuse of Drugs Act(Mar 2009) Public Prosecutor v Teo Cheow Kim: Trafficking of Diamorphine under the Misuse of Drugs Act(May 2007) Tan Kay Beng v PP: Theft & Criminal Intimidation Sentencing Appeal(Jul 2006)
Deputy Public Prosecutors100.00% success rate	11 cases14.7% of area	100.00% success rate	Ravneet Kaur (3 cases) Lee Cheow Han (2 cases) Toh Yung Cheong (2 cases)	Public Prosecutor v Pausi bin Jefridin & Roslan bin Bakar: Trafficking Diamorphine & Methamphetamine(Apr 2010) Public Prosecutor v Pang Siew Fum: Trafficking of Diamorphine(Feb 2010) Public Prosecutor v Tan Chin Hock: Drug Trafficking - Misuse of Drugs Act(Aug 2009)
Public Prosecutor100.00% success rate	4 cases5.3% of area	100.00% success rate	Han Ming Kuang (1 cases) Thong Chee Kun (1 cases) Benjamin Yim (1 cases)	Public Prosecutor v Balakrishnan: Drug Trafficking under the Misuse of Drugs Act(Jan 2008) Public Prosecutor v Yen May Woen: Trafficking of Diamorphine under Misuse of Drugs Act(Mar 2003) Public Prosecutor v Yeo Kang Oh: Trafficking of Diamorphine under the Misuse of Drugs Act(Aug 2001)
Muzammil Nizam & Partners25.00% success rate	4 cases5.3% of area	25.00% success rate	Ahmad Nizam (2 cases) Ahmad Nizam Bin Abbas (1 cases) Mohd Muzammil (1 cases)	Azman bin Ismail v Public Prosecutor: Trafficking of Diamorphine and Common Intention(Oct 2002) Mohamad Noor Bin Abdullah v Public Prosecutor: Trafficking, Defence of Personal Consumption(Sep 2001) Public Prosecutor v Mohamad Noor bin Abdullah: Trafficking of Diamorphine(Jun 2001)
Johan Ismail & Company25.00% success rate	4 cases5.3% of area	25.00% success rate	Johan bin Ismail (3 cases) Johan Ismail (1 cases)	Public Prosecutor v Jafar Shatig: Trafficking Diamorphine under Misuse of Drugs Act(Jul 2015) Public Prosecutor v V Shanmugam: Drug Trafficking, Common Intention, and Application of Misuse of Drugs Act(Feb 2015) Public Prosecutor v Abdul Kahar bin Othman: Sentencing under the Misuse of Drugs Act(Oct 2013)
Ong Cheong Wei & Co0.00% success rate	4 cases5.3% of area	0.00% success rate	Ong Cheong Wei (4 cases)	PP v Sng Chun Heng: Drug Trafficking - Abetment & Delivery of Diamorphine(Oct 2010) Public Prosecutor v Tan Chin Hock: Drug Trafficking - Misuse of Drugs Act(Aug 2009) Public Prosecutor v Amir bin Jubir: Trafficking of Diamorphine(May 2008)
Rupert Seah & Co.0.00% success rate	3 cases4.0% of area	0.00% success rate	Seah Eng Chee Rupert (2 cases) Rupert Seah Eng Chee (1 cases)	Public Prosecutor v Dominic Martin Fernandez: Trafficking of Diamorphine & Misuse of Drugs Act(Sep 2017) Masoud Rahimi v Public Prosecutor: Misuse of Drugs Act & Trafficking(Dec 2016) Public Prosecutor v Chen Mingjian: Trafficking in Controlled Drugs & Presumption from Possession(Sep 2009)
Leo Fernando0.00% success rate	3 cases4.0% of area	0.00% success rate	Peter Fernando (2 cases) Peter Keith Fernando (1 cases)	PP v Masoud Rahimi & Mogan Raj: Drug Trafficking under the Misuse of Drugs Act(Nov 2015) Lim Beng Soon v PP: Drug Trafficking, Possession, and Mens Rea under the Misuse of Drugs Act(Sep 2000) Public Prosecutor v Lim Beng Soon: Trafficking in Controlled Drugs(May 2000)
James Masih & Co0.00% success rate	3 cases4.0% of area	0.00% success rate	James Masih (3 cases)	Public Prosecutor v Tan Chin Hock: Drug Trafficking - Misuse of Drugs Act(Aug 2009) Azman bin Ismail v Public Prosecutor: Trafficking of Diamorphine and Common Intention(Oct 2002) Public Prosecutor v Mohd Sharif: Heroin Trafficking - Knowledge of Contents in Briefcase(Aug 2001)

Notable Lawyers

Leading lawyers practicing in Drug Trafficking, ranked by case volume and success rates.

Lawyer	Cases	Success Rate	Expertise Level	Recent Cases
Ng Cheng Thiam85.71% success rate	7 cases9.3% of area	85.71% success rate	Highly Specialized85% relevance score	Public Prosecutor v Dominic Martin Fernandez: Trafficking of Diamorphine & Misuse of Drugs Act(Sep 2017) Masoud Rahimi v Public Prosecutor: Misuse of Drugs Act & Trafficking(Dec 2016) PP v Hamidah Binte Awang: Drug Trafficking - Misuse of Drugs Act Sentencing(Oct 2015)
Jaswant Singh80.00% success rate	5 cases6.7% of area	80.00% success rate	Highly Specialized89% relevance score	Azman bin Ismail v Public Prosecutor: Trafficking of Diamorphine and Common Intention(Oct 2002) Lim Beng Soon v PP: Drug Trafficking, Possession, and Mens Rea under the Misuse of Drugs Act(Sep 2000) Sim Teck Ho v PP: Trafficking & Possession of Drugs - Knowledge & Control(Aug 2000)
Johan bin Ismail20.00% success rate	5 cases6.7% of area	20.00% success rate	Highly Specialized87% relevance score	PP v Suthakar J Raman: Drug Trafficking - Common Intention under Misuse of Drugs Act(Jun 2017) Public Prosecutor v Jafar Shatig: Trafficking Diamorphine under Misuse of Drugs Act(Jul 2015) Public Prosecutor v V Shanmugam: Drug Trafficking, Common Intention, and Application of Misuse of Drugs Act(Feb 2015)
Leong Wing Tuck100.00% success rate	4 cases5.3% of area	100.00% success rate	Highly Specialized92% relevance score	Pang Siew Fum v PP: Drug Trafficking - Knowledge of Diamorphine Possession(Feb 2011) PP v Sng Chun Heng: Drug Trafficking - Abetment & Delivery of Diamorphine(Oct 2010) Public Prosecutor v Pang Siew Fum: Trafficking of Diamorphine(Feb 2010)
Singa Retnam0.00% success rate	4 cases5.3% of area	0.00% success rate	Highly Specialized88.75% relevance score	PP v Suthakar J Raman: Drug Trafficking - Common Intention under Misuse of Drugs Act(Jun 2017) Public Prosecutor v V Shanmugam: Drug Trafficking, Common Intention, and Application of Misuse of Drugs Act(Feb 2015) PP v Noorazni bin Ithnin: Trafficking of Diamorphine (Heroin) under the Misuse of Drugs Act(Mar 2009)
Ravneet Kaur100.00% success rate	4 cases5.3% of area	100.00% success rate	Highly Specialized84.25% relevance score	PP v Choa Joo Liang: Trafficking of Diamorphine under the Misuse of Drugs Act(Dec 2004) PP v Shanmugam: Importation of Cannabis - Disproving Presumptions under the Misuse of Drugs Act(May 2004) PP v Mohd Arsad: Trafficking Diamorphine Exceeding 15g - Mandatory Death Penalty(Mar 2004)
Ramesh Tiwary0.00% success rate	4 cases5.3% of area	0.00% success rate	Highly Specialized93.25% relevance score	Public Prosecutor v Mangalagiri Dhruva Kumar: Drug Trafficking, Retraction of Guilty Plea(Mar 2018) Pang Siew Fum v PP: Drug Trafficking - Knowledge of Diamorphine Possession(Feb 2011) PP v Lim Boon Hiong: Drug Trafficking, Misuse of Drugs Act, Common Intention(Jul 2010)
Ong Cheong Wei0.00% success rate	4 cases5.3% of area	0.00% success rate	Highly Specialized93.25% relevance score	PP v Sng Chun Heng: Drug Trafficking - Abetment & Delivery of Diamorphine(Oct 2010) Public Prosecutor v Tan Chin Hock: Drug Trafficking - Misuse of Drugs Act(Aug 2009) Public Prosecutor v Amir bin Jubir: Trafficking of Diamorphine(May 2008)
Suang Wijaya25.00% success rate	4 cases5.3% of area	25.00% success rate	Highly Specialized90.75% relevance score	PP v Hamidah & Ilechukwu: Drug Trafficking, Fresh Evidence, PTSD & Impact on Statements(Jul 2019) Liew Zheng Yang v Public Prosecutor: Abetting Conspiracy to Traffic Drugs & Misuse of Drugs Act(Jul 2017) Masoud Rahimi v Public Prosecutor: Misuse of Drugs Act & Trafficking(Dec 2016)
Zhou Yihong66.67% success rate	3 cases4.0% of area	66.67% success rate	Highly Specialized91% relevance score	PP v Hamidah & Ilechukwu: Drug Trafficking, Fresh Evidence, PTSD & Impact on Statements(Jul 2019) Public Prosecutor v Choo Peng Kuen: Drug Trafficking, Misuse of Drugs Act, Unsoundness of Mind(Oct 2018) Public Prosecutor v Zamri Bin Mohd Tahir: Drug Trafficking under the Misuse of Drugs Act(May 2017)

Recent Judgments

Displaying 50 most recent judgments out of 75 total cases

No.	Title	Court	Decision Date	Outcomes
1	Public Prosecutor v. Seet Poh Jing: Misuse of Drugs Act - Trafficking of Cannabis Mixture	General Division of the High Court of the Republic of Singapore	01 Apr 2024	Guilty and convicted; mandatory death penalty imposed.
2	Yap Kian Sing v Public Prosecutor: Appeal Against Drug Trafficking Sentence	General Division of the High Court	10 Dec 2023	Appeal Allowed in Part
3	Tika Pesik v Public Prosecutor: Criminal Review for Drug Trafficking Conviction	Court of Appeal of the Republic of Singapore	29 Nov 2023	Criminal Motion dismissed summarily.
4	Roslan bin Bakar v Attorney-General: Judicial Review of Death Sentences Based on Mental Disability	Court of Appeal of the Republic of Singapore	08 Mar 2022	Appeal Dismissed
5	Kannan v Public Prosecutor: Appeal Against 26-Year Sentence for Drug Trafficking	Court of Appeal of the Republic of Singapore	25 Feb 2021	Appeal against sentence dismissed.
6	Public Prosecutor v Punithan: Drug Trafficking under Misuse of Drugs Act and Penal Code	High Court	14 May 2020	I find that the Prosecution has proven the charge against the accused beyond a reasonable doubt and I convict him accordingly.
7	Mohammad Rizwan v Public Prosecutor: Drug Trafficking, Abetment, Adducing Fresh Evidence	Court of Appeal of the Republic of Singapore	07 May 2020	Appeals dismissed.
8	PP v Hamidah & Ilechukwu: Drug Trafficking, Fresh Evidence, PTSD & Impact on Statements	High Court of the Republic of Singapore	04 Jul 2019	Findings made on the terms of reference remitted by the Court of Appeal.
9	Public Prosecutor v Choo Peng Kuen: Drug Trafficking, Misuse of Drugs Act, Unsoundness of Mind	High Court	21 Oct 2018	Convicted on the capital charge; sentenced to death penalty.
10	PP v Vikneswaren Ramu: Drug Importation Sentencing	High Court	07 Jun 2018	Sentence of 20 years and 6 months’ imprisonment, and 15 strokes of the cane imposed on the Accused.
11	Public Prosecutor v Mangalagiri Dhruva Kumar: Drug Trafficking, Retraction of Guilty Plea	High Court of Singapore	20 Mar 2018	Application to retract plea of guilt dismissed; accused sentenced to 26 years’ imprisonment with 15 strokes of the cane.
12	Public Prosecutor v Dominic Martin Fernandez: Trafficking of Diamorphine & Misuse of Drugs Act	High Court	20 Sep 2017	Dominic Martin Fernandez sentenced to life imprisonment and 15 strokes of the cane; Nazeri Bin Lajim sentenced to death.
13	Liew Zheng Yang v Public Prosecutor: Abetting Conspiracy to Traffic Drugs & Misuse of Drugs Act	High Court	13 Jul 2017	Appeal Allowed
14	PP v Ng Peng Chong: Drug Trafficking, Sentencing, and the Misuse of Drugs Act	High Court of the Republic of Singapore	05 Jul 2017	Accused sentenced to imprisonment for drug trafficking and consumption charges.
15	PP v Suthakar J Raman: Drug Trafficking - Common Intention under Misuse of Drugs Act	High Court of the Republic of Singapore	27 Jun 2017	Both accused persons guilty as charged and convict them accordingly.
16	Public Prosecutor v Zamri Bin Mohd Tahir: Drug Trafficking under the Misuse of Drugs Act	High Court	02 May 2017	Accused convicted on Charge B1 and sentenced to death. Charge B2 withdrawn.
17	Public Prosecutor v Tan Kah Ho and Mui Jia Jun: Drug Trafficking under the Misuse of Drugs Act	High Court	06 Apr 2017	Guilty as charged and convict them accordingly.
18	Masoud Rahimi v Public Prosecutor: Misuse of Drugs Act & Trafficking	Court of Appeal of the Republic of Singapore	29 Dec 2016	Appeals Dismissed
19	PP v Zainudin & Shanti: Drug Trafficking under Misuse of Drugs Act (MDA)	High Court of the Republic of Singapore	01 Nov 2016	Guilty verdict for both accused. Zainudin sentenced to death; Shanti sentenced to life imprisonment.
20	PP v Mohd Taib bin Ahmad: Trafficking of Diamorphine under the Misuse of Drugs Act	High Court of the Republic of Singapore	29 Jun 2016	Accused convicted and sentenced to the mandatory death penalty.
21	Public Prosecutor v Mohamad Yazid: Trafficking and Abetting Diamorphine Trafficking under the Misuse of Drugs Act	High Court of the Republic of Singapore	31 May 2016	Yazid, Kalwant, and Norasharee were found guilty as charged.
22	PP v Masoud Rahimi & Mogan Raj: Drug Trafficking under the Misuse of Drugs Act	High Court	03 Nov 2015	Guilty verdict for both accused. Masoud Rahimi sentenced to death; Mogan Raj sentenced to imprisonment and caning.
23	Public Prosecutor v Chairul: Importation of Methamphetamine under the Misuse of Drugs Act	High Court	26 Oct 2015	Accused sentenced to life imprisonment and 15 strokes of the cane.
24	PP v Hamidah Binte Awang: Drug Trafficking - Misuse of Drugs Act Sentencing	High Court	15 Oct 2015	The first accused was sentenced to imprisonment for life instead of the death penalty.
25	Loo Pei Xiang Alan v Public Prosecutor: Drug Trafficking - Appeal Against Sentence	High Court	19 Aug 2015	Appeal allowed in part. The sentence on the trafficking charge was reduced from 16 years’ imprisonment and 15 strokes of the cane to 12 years’ imprisonment and 10 strokes of the cane. The total sentence was reduced from 17 years and three months’ imprisonment and 18 strokes of the cane to 13 years and three months’ imprisonment and 13 strokes of the cane.
26	Vasentha v PP: Trafficking, Diamorphine, Sentencing Principles	High Court	28 Jul 2015	Appeal Allowed
27	Public Prosecutor v Jafar Shatig: Trafficking Diamorphine under Misuse of Drugs Act	High Court	26 Jul 2015	Guilty as charged and sentenced to life imprisonment and 16 strokes of the cane.
28	Public Prosecutor v Lisa Ismaniar: Drug Trafficking - Misuse of Drugs Act	High Court	12 Jul 2015	Accused found guilty as charged and convicted accordingly.
29	Devendran v PP: Importation of Diamorphine and Rebuttal of Statutory Presumption	Court of Appeal	04 May 2015	Appeal Dismissed
30	Public Prosecutor v V Shanmugam: Drug Trafficking, Common Intention, and Application of Misuse of Drugs Act	High Court	02 Feb 2015	First accused sentenced to life imprisonment and caning; second accused sentenced to death.
31	PP v Purushothaman: Importation of Diamorphine & Wilful Blindness	High Court	27 Oct 2014	Accused Guilty
32	Muraligeran v PP: Drug Trafficking Conviction Appeal - Misuse of Drugs Act	High Court	03 Apr 2014	Appeal against conviction and sentence is dismissed.
33	Public Prosecutor v Abdul Kahar bin Othman: Sentencing under the Misuse of Drugs Act	High Court	23 Oct 2013	Accused found to have acted as a courier only, given the benefit of the doubt under new sentencing provisions.
34	Public Prosecutor v Mervin Singh: Trafficking Diamorphine Case	High Court	04 Oct 2011	Guilty as charged; sentenced to death.
35	Ramalingam Ravinthran v PP: Trafficking of Cannabis and Cannabis Mixture	Court of Appeal	10 Apr 2011	Appeal Dismissed
36	Pang Siew Fum v PP: Drug Trafficking - Knowledge of Diamorphine Possession	Court of Appeal	21 Feb 2011	Appeals Dismissed
37	PP v Sng Chun Heng: Drug Trafficking - Abetment & Delivery of Diamorphine	High Court	25 Oct 2010	Both accused were convicted and sentenced to the mandatory death penalty.
38	PP v Lim Boon Hiong: Drug Trafficking, Misuse of Drugs Act, Common Intention	High Court	20 Jul 2010	Lim and Koay were found guilty of the Charge and convicted under section 5(1) read with section 5(2) of the Misuse of Drugs Act. The mandatory death sentence prescribed under section 33 read with the Second Schedule of the Act is pronounced accordingly.
39	Public Prosecutor v Pausi bin Jefridin & Roslan bin Bakar: Trafficking Diamorphine & Methamphetamine	High Court	21 Apr 2010	Guilty as charged and convicted accordingly and sentence them to suffer death on the first charge.
40	Public Prosecutor v Pang Siew Fum: Trafficking of Diamorphine	High Court	03 Feb 2010	Both accused persons guilty and sentenced to suffer death.
41	Public Prosecutor v Chen Mingjian: Trafficking in Controlled Drugs & Presumption from Possession	High Court	15 Sep 2009	Guilty as charged; sentenced to death.
42	Public Prosecutor v Tan Chin Hock: Drug Trafficking - Misuse of Drugs Act	High Court	24 Aug 2009	Accused convicted and sentenced to death.
43	PP v Noorazni bin Ithnin: Trafficking of Diamorphine (Heroin) under the Misuse of Drugs Act	High Court	22 Mar 2009	The Accused was convicted and sentenced to suffer the mandatory death penalty.
44	Mohamed Emran v PP: Drug Trafficking, State Entrapment & Constitutional Rights	High Court	26 Jun 2008	Appeal Dismissed
45	Public Prosecutor v Amir bin Jubir: Trafficking of Diamorphine	High Court	28 May 2008	Convicted
46		-	10 Apr 2008	Unknown
47	Public Prosecutor v Balakrishnan: Drug Trafficking under the Misuse of Drugs Act	High Court	09 Jan 2008	Accused sentenced to 24 years’ imprisonment and 15 strokes of the cane.
48	Public Prosecutor v Teo Cheow Kim: Trafficking of Diamorphine under the Misuse of Drugs Act	High Court	16 May 2007	Accused convicted and sentenced to death.
49	Tan Kay Beng v PP: Theft & Criminal Intimidation Sentencing Appeal	High Court	06 Jul 2006	Appeal Allowed
50	PP v Iwuchukwu Amara Tochi: Importing Diamorphine & Conspiracy under Misuse of Drugs Act	High Court	21 Dec 2005	Both accused found guilty and convicted.