of abc reporter peter lloyd arrested in singapore

ABC reporter Peter Lloyd in Singapore drugs arrest: 41-year-old journalist Peter Lloyd has been arrested by Singapore narcotics bureau officers on drug trafficking charges. He is accused of supplying drug ice to a Singaporean man.


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It is understood that police found a packet of ice weighing approximately 0.8 grams, one improvised smoking pipe and six syringes during a search of the apartment where he was arrested. "His urine was screened positive for amphetamines, a controlled drug, on the instant urine test machine," one of the arresting officer's alleged.

ABC News director John Cameron said in a statement,

Peter was in Singapore on leave from his posting in New Delhi. The ABC has not been told of the full details of the case, but we were aware that Peter had been undergoing hospital treatment in Singapore for a serious eye condition which he contracted while on leave. The ABC is in close contact with consultar officials and is also taking steps to ensure Peter is given appropriate legal representation.

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