Doctor and friend get jail for taking ecstasy at Sentosa villa party after spiked drinks claim rejected

Dr Lee had said that he would not have expected a “benign birthday celebration”, which he had believed to be a “safe space” to have drugs.

He had said in a statement that he felt light-headed and euphoric after consuming his first drink, comparing these sensations to how he had felt when taking drugs in Thailand.

Despite this, he accepted two more drinks.

Judge A Sangeetha said that such behaviour could hardly be described as that of an unsuspecting victim.

Tan said he had three drinks that night, and saw men pouring liquid from blue bottles to plastic cups on a table.

He took a drink from this table, noticing white residue at the bottom of the cup, which looked like crushed tablets.

The judge said that Tan’s behaviour was consistent with a person who chose to consume a drink he had reason to suspect was laced.

The prosecution sought between 12 and 15 months’ jail for both men.

For consuming MDMA, they could have been jailed for between one year and 10 years, and fined up to S$20,000.