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Chinese smoking opium. Opium was first recorded in Singapore by a written document that recorded Stamford Raffles gifting opium to a local ruler in 1819 to establish Singapore. [1] Opium then became accessible through trading in the 19th century. [2] It was one of the most traded goods along the Sea Trade route after the end of the Opium Wars.
Kiong Kong Tuan held the revenue farms for opium in the 1830s, and also for spirits. He had a spirit factory at Pearl's Hill, and the site was known among the Chinese as Chiu-long-san ("Spirit Factory Hill"). [1] [2] He was known to have held the opium and spirit farms in 1848, [3] and was the last opium farmer in Singapore. [4]
The Misuse of Drugs Act 1973 is a statute of the Parliament of Singapore that enables authorities to prosecute offenders for crimes involving illegal drugs.The law is designed specifically to grant the Government of Singapore, through its agencies such as the Central Narcotics Bureau, enforcement powers to combat offences such as the trafficking, importation or exportation, possession, and ...
Cheang Hong Lim [a] JP (c. 1825 – 11 February 1893) was a Chinese opium merchant and philanthropist in Singapore. He was recognised by the British colonial administration as head of the local Hokkien Chinese community.
On 28 December 1995, 82-year-old opium addict Ng Gee Seh (黄于成 Huáng Yúchéng), alias Ng Ee Seng, was found murdered in his flat at North Bridge Road, Singapore.Ng, who worked as a ragpicker, was slashed to death on the neck by his attacker, who surrendered himself days after the brutal killing.
This is a list of countries (and some territories) by the annual prevalence of opiates use as percentage of the population aged 15–64 (unless otherwise indicated).. The primary source of information are the World Drug Report 2011 (WDR 2011) and the World Drug Report 2006 (WDR 2006), [1] [2] published by the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC).
Raj Matharu, 31, of Northridge, faces one count of possession with intent to distribute methamphetamine, according to the U.S. Attorney's Office.
28 December 1995: At his rented flat in North Bridge Road, 82-year-old opium addict Ng Gee Seh (also named Ng Ee Seng) was slashed on his throat and died after having an argument with his 27-year-old Malaysian friend Ong Teng Siew. Ong, who worked as a chicken slaughterer in Singapore, fled to Johor before he returned to Singapore days later to ...