Singapore man frames wife with cannabis, brags about ‘perfect crime’ to girlfriend | Trending
Aug 30, 2024 02:50 PM A Singapore man who tried to frame his wife placing cannabis in her car has been sentenced to nearly four years in jail. A Singapore man who tried to frame his wife placing cannabis in her car has been sentenced to nearly four years in jail. Tan Xianglong, 37, planted 500 grams of weed in his wife’s car knowing full well that such a large quantity of cannabis trafficking can result in a death penalty in Singapore, reported The Strait Times. A Singapore man placed 500 grams of cannabis in his wife’s car (Representational image) Singapore has some of the world’s toughest anti-drug laws. Recreational cannabis, legalised in several countries, is banned in Singapore. Possession or consumption of cannabis can result in a maximum of 10 years in prison, but trafficking the drug can lead to a death penalty in the country. According to court documents cited BBC, Tan “intended to scare the involved party and to also get her in trouble with the law.” “He understood that the involved party would be wrongly arrested and charged with a serious crime if his plan succeeded,” the documents said. The perfect crimeTan was so certain his plan would succeed, he bragged about plotting the “perfect crime” in Telegram chats with his girlfriend. The 37-year-old husband reportedly came up with the idea of framing his wife after their relationship soured. The couple had gotten married in 2021 and separated a year later. However, they could not get a divorce as Singapore allows divorce only for couples who have been married three years or more. Tan, framing his wife, was hoping that she would get a criminal record and he would be allowed to divorce her. To that end, in October 2022, he bought a brick of cannabis from a Telegram group chat and weighed it to make sure it weighed more than 500 grams. He then placed it in his wife’s car. However, Tan did not realise that his wife’s car had a camera that recorded his movements. The footage ultimately led to his downfall – Tan was sentenced to three years and 10 months in prison on Thursday. News / Trending / Singapore man frames wife with cannabis, brags about ‘perfect crime’ to girlfriend
