11C.—(1) A person (A) who, knowing or having reason to believe —
(a)
that —
(i)
another person (B) intends to procure, whether or not for himself or herself, any controlled drug; and
(ii)
the possession of the controlled drug by B (or a person that B is procuring the controlled drug for) would not be authorised under this Act; or
(b)
that another person (B) intends, without any authorisation under this Act, to smoke, administer (whether or not to himself or herself) or consume any controlled drug,
introduces B (whether or not through the use of any electronic media) to a person whom A knows or has reason to believe is trafficking in any controlled drug and is likely to supply B with any controlled drug shall be guilty of an offence.
[Act 12 of 2023 wef 01/06/2023]
(2) Any person guilty of an offence under subsection (1) shall —
(a)
on conviction, be punished with imprisonment for a term not exceeding 10 years; and
(b)
on a second or subsequent conviction, be punished with imprisonment for a term of not less than 2 years and not more than 10 years.
[1/2019]
(3) In a prosecution for an offence under subsection (1), it is not necessary for the prosecution to prove that —
(a)
B procures, smokes, administers or consumes any controlled drug after the introduction is made; or
(b)
both A and B are within Singapore at the time the introduction is made, as long as either A or B is within Singapore at that time.
[1/2019]
(4) In this section, “introduce” includes giving any address, telephone number, email address or any other details of one person to another person.