Doctor, acquaintance who took drugs in Sentosa hotel get a year’s jail each

The Central Narcotics Bureau were alerted.

During the operation, the authorities also found several substances suspected to be controlled drugs, including Ecstasy and ketamine, and drug paraphernalia.

Deputy public prosecutors Jocelyn Teo and Dhiraj G. Chainani had stated in court documents that 49 party guests were arrested that morning.

Lee and Tan then provided their hair and urine samples to the authorities.

The Health Sciences Authority (HSA) found traces of MDMA in their urine samples, while their hair samples showed they had consumed both Ecstasy and ketamine.

The pair, who were represented by lawyer Tania Chin, did not dispute HSA’s findings but claimed their drinks were spiked.

There were also assertions that police had failed to seize some plastic cups that might have contained drug residue.

The DPPs said there was no credible evidence to back their claims and added that the pair’s strategy during the trial was to present “hypothetical scenarios and unexplored possibilities”, including false claims that unidentified foreign nationals had mixed their drinks.

The DPPs described the claims as distractions.

The prosecutors added: “Critically, they have produced no credible evidence identifying any specific individual who allegedly spiked their drinks.”

While giving her verdict in June, District Judge A. Sangeetha found that the accounts the pair had given during the trial were not credible.

She also said their hair samples had shown prior drug use.

The judge added: “Neither man was a stranger to drug use.”

On Aug 12, the court heard that Tan and Lee will be appealing against their convictions.