The High Court convicted Khalid bin K K Mohamad of possessing drugs for the purpose of trafficking and pronounced the mandatory death sentence on each of the two charges against him.[1][2] One charge covered six packets with not less than 25.95 g of diamorphine; the other covered one block with not less than 624.5 g of cannabis.[1][2]
Police arrested Khalid on 19 January 2021 in a flat at Telok Blangah and searched it and the shoe rack of the next flat.[1] Analysts confirmed the seized exhibits held diamorphine and cannabis.[1][2] Khalid admitted buying the drugs from a “Boss” since September 2020 and repackaging them for sale, but at trial he said part was for his own consumption.[2] The court believed his January 2021 statements admitting he meant to repack the cannabis into ten smaller packets for sale, and rejected the consumption defence.[1][2]
Because the quantities passed the capital thresholds and Khalid was not a “courier” under section 33B of the Misuse of Drugs Act, the court said it had no discretion and imposed death on both counts.[1][2] Charges stood down at the start of the trial were withdrawn.[1][2]
