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Australian man charged with dealing drugs in Singapore could face 15 strokes of a cane and jail time if he is convicted.

The man was arrested yesterday during a police drug raid and was allegedly caught with 0.8 grams of "Ice", a crack pipe and six syringes, a Singaporean newspaper confirmed last night.41-year-old Australian man charged with dealing drugs in Singapore could face 15 strokes of a cane and jail time if he is convicted.
"His urine was screened positive for amphetamines and he is under investigation in trafficking a controlled drug,"."If convicted he faces imprisonment of between five and 20 years and between five and 15 strokes of the cane."It is not known what state the Australian man if from, but he was in Singapore on a social visit pass.His arrest was part of a greater drug operation by Singaporean police, in which two other men were charged with the same offence and six others were caught under the influence of drugs.The 40-year-old will be charged in court today.
A Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade spokesman in Canberra confirmed the arrest last night.
"The Australian High Commission in Singapore is seeking to offer consular assistance to the man," a DFAT spokesman said.
Three years ago an Australian man was hanged in Singapore after being convicted for trafficking heroine, despite pleas for his life from the then Prime Minister John Howard and international human rights groups.Nguyen Tuong Van was caught at Changi Airport with nearly 400g of the drug while in transit from Cambodia to his Melbourne and put to death in 2005.
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