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Israel investigates security failures around deadly Tel Aviv drone strike
This is the first time Tel Aviv, Israelโs commercial center, has been struck by a drone in an attack claimed by the Houthis. The Yemeni rebels have regularly targeted Israel with drones and ...
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Iran-backed Houthis claim responsibility for deadly drone strike on Tel Aviv
Yemen's Iran-backed Houthi rebels have claimed responsibility for a drone strike near the US embassy in central Tel Aviv, leaving one person dead and at least four injured. A district police ...
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An Act for the control of dangerous or otherwise harmful drugs and substances and for purposes connected therewith. [7 July 1973] Singapore Statutes Online is provided by the Legislation Division of the Singapore Attorney-General's Chambers.
MDA is the main legislation for drug offences in Singapore. It covers the enforcement powers, penalties and treatment of CNB for various drug crimes, such as trafficking, possession and consumption of controlled drugs.
Feb 24, 2023 ยท The Misuse of Drugs Act (MDA) provides the legal framework for Singapore authorities to control dangerous and harmful drugs.
- Possession
- Urine and Hair Tests Relating to Consumption
- Presumptions Relating to Consumption
- Drug Consumption Overseas
- Trafficking
- Rehabilitation Under The MDA
Section 8(a) states โฆ โit shall be an offence for a person to have a controlled drug in his or her possessionโ. Under the Second Schedule of the MDA, a person found guilty of the unauthorised possession of controlled drugs can be sentenced to a maximum of 10 years imprisonment or $20,000 or both. If you are a repeat offender, there is a minimum sen...
If a person is suspected of having consumed controlled or specified drugs, that person may be required to provide a urine or hair sample for testing under sec 31(2) and sec 31A. Failure to provide a sample is an offence and punishable to imprisonment for not less than 1 year and not more than 10 years and a maximum fine of $20,000, or in the case o...
Sec 22 of the Misuse of Drugs Act stipulates if a controlled drug is found in the tested urine samples of a person, the person is presumed to have consumed that controlled drug, until the contrary is proven. Sec 19 presumption concerning premises used for consumption Any person found in or escaping from a place or premises which is proved or presum...
Singapore citizens and permanent residents must remember that these rules apply even for consumption outside of Singapore. Sec 8A of the MDA determines that any Singapore citizen or permanent resident that consumes drugs overseas and is found as a result of urine tests can be dealt with as if they committed the offence in Singapore. This explains w...
Of the three offences discussed in this article, trafficking is the most serious one. Depending on the drug class and quantity, offenders can be sentenced to death for trafficking. When is it trafficking? Sec 2 of the MDA defines โtrafficโ as: (a) to sell, give, administer, transport, send, deliver, or distribute; or (b) to offer to do anything men...
When the Director of CNB suspects a person is a drug addict, they may be committed for medical examination and observation under section 34 of the Act. Suppose it is determined that the person is an addict. In that case, they may be: 1. placed under supervision for a maximum of 5 years; or 2. admitted to a rehabilitation institution for at least 12...
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