SINGAPORE — A doctor and an acquaintance were each sentenced to a year in jail on Aug 12 for consuming MDMA, also known as Ecstasy.The doctor, Rayson Lee Rui Sheng, 36, and Tan Li Ming, 29, were among 49 men arrested in a police raid during a party held at a villa at the Sofitel Singapore Sentosa hotel on Aug 9, 2023.Following a trial, each man was convicted of one count of drug consumption in June.In earlier proceedings, the court heard that Lee was at the villa to attend another acquaintance’s birthday party.He arrived at around 8pm on Aug 8, 2023, mingled with friends, and then left for a club in Clarke Quay, where he was introduced to Tan.The two men went to the villa separately in the wee hours the next day.Police, acting on information, conducted checks at the hotel shortly after 5.30am and found substances believed to be controlled drugs.The Central Narcotics Bureau were alerted.During the operation, the authorities also found several substances suspected to be controlled drugs, including Ecstasy and ketamine, and drug paraphernalia. Read more