SINGAPORE, Sept. 5 -- A man has been convicted of conspiring to import drugs after instructing another individual to fly a drone from Singapore to Johor, which later returned with a pouch of methamphetamine.

As reported in The Straits Times (ST),the district court on September 4 found 34-year-old Singaporean Helmie Shahrezza Shahrom guilty for his role in the case that unfolded at Kranji Reservoir Park in 2020 during the Covid-19 pandemic.

According to court documents, Helmie admitted to directing Mohamad Shahrezza Mohammad Zuhri to pilot the drone towards a beach near Pantai Lido in Johor.

Deputy Public Prosecutor Jotham Tay said Helmie claimed that he had no idea the drugs had been attached to the drone until it arrived in Singapore....