Jail and caning for recalcitrant drug offender who used stun device on 2 cops

He also had two knuckle dusters and a sword with him at the time of his arrest

- Shaffiq Alkhatib

A recalcitrant drug offender with previous convictions for methamphetamine consumption is back behind bars after he used a stun device to hurt two policemen during his arrest.

The officers had confronted Muhammed Firdaus Amir Musa in October 2023 after he failed to observe traffic rules while driving a car. It turned out that he had been disqualified from holding all classes of driving licences for five years — from April 2022 to April 2027 — due to previous undisclosed offences.

Firdaus was released on bail in June 2024, but reoffended four months later when he was found with a 40cm-long knife in his possession in a common corridor near his home.

On Aug 13, the 40-year-old Singaporean was sentenced to seven years, two months and 14 weeks' jail, and 10 strokes of the cane.

He was also disqualified from holding or obtaining all classes of driving licences for 10 years from his release date.