According to a media release, a Central Narcotics Bureau (CNB) officer has been sentenced to 1.5 years of jail after switching a man’s urine sample with his own to avoid additional paperwork.
The officer Mohamed Hafiz Lan, 41 pleaded guilty to 1 count of obstructing the course of justice on the 03 Aug 20.
He was 1 out of 3 officers charged in Oct 2019. The other 2 officers are Staff Sergeant Abdul Rahman Kadir and Sergeant Muhammad Zuhairi Zainuri. Their case is currently pending.
According to court documents, the 3 officers were deployed to Woodlands Checkpoint on the 15 Aug 18. Their duties were to conduct a urine test for any travellers who were suspected of consuming drugs.
At about 9 PM, the Immigration and Checkpoints Authority referred 2 suspects who believed to have taken drugs before leaving Singapore.
While at the CNB office, 1 of the suspect Muang refused to cooperate with the urine test. The suspected then requested to talk to Rahman in private. The suspect was then brought to an interview room where he told the Raman and Zuhairi that he might fail the urine test as he was in a room with someone smoking methamphetamine.
Knowing that the urine test might take a long time, Zuhairi then left the room and approached Hafiz while he suggested swapping the suspect’s urine sample with someone else which Hafiz agreed.
The 3 officers then proceed with the plan with Hafiz going to the toilet to urinate first and left his urine sample behind a dustbin in one of the cubicles.
Hafiz and Rahman later escorted Muang into the toilet and instructed him to retrieve Hafiz urine sample from the cubicle and submit it for testing. The result of the urine test was negative and both Muang and his companion left Singapore.
The following day, Muang attempted to enter Singapore again but was detained for suspected drug consumption by another CNB Team. Muang then admitted that Rahman has helped him to pass the urine test.
After some investigations, the case was later referred to the Corrupt Practices Investigation Bureau.
According to the law, Hafiz could have been jailed up to 7 years, fined or both for the offence he committed.
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