Ex-property agent gets death for trafficking cannabis; judge rejects defence that drug was for research

 Ex-property agent gets death for trafficking cannabis; judge rejects defence that drug was for research

Seet Poh Jing argued that the cannabis in his possession was for research, as he was considering business ventures, including a cafe selling cannabis, in Singapore.

SINGAPORE: A former property agent was sentenced to the mandatory death penalty for trafficking cannabis after a judge rejected his defence that the drugs were for research and development. 
In his …