A Singapore Civil Defence Force officer (SCDF) who admitted to using methamphetamine was sentenced to a year in jail on Monday ( Mar 24 ).  ,
Rahul Tay Abdullah, known as Jeremy Tay Chen, was discovered past August during a regular blood test. The 50-year-old was a member of the Civil Defence Academy at the time of the crimes and held the position of Warrant Officer.  ,
Tay was a member of the SCDF’s health documentation group that received a Long Service Medal in 2022, according to the Prime Minister’s Office’s site.  ,
The SCDF reported that Tay, an agent with a non-frontline career, has been interdicted since Jan. 21, 2025 in response to CNA’s inquiries. He may be subject to disciplinary action from the public services, according to a spokeswoman. Discharges from services are also a punishment.
“SCDF takes this issue seriously. We anticipate that all of our soldiers will defend high standards of conduct, expertise, and skill at all times,” the spokeswoman continued.  ,
Tay admitted guilt on the methamphetamine-related fee.  ,
At around 8.30 am on August 7, 2013, he was subjected to a course blood test at the Civil Defence Academy.  ,
His nozzle test resulted in a controlled substance good. His officer then brought him to the Central Narcotics Bureau to conduct an investigation.  ,
Tay gave the Health Sciences Authority two containers of his blood samples for analysis at the office.  ,
Both tests were discovered to contain meth. Tay was detained on September 2, 2024, and charged in January.  ,
Tay, who was present in court without a solicitor, claimed he had no prevention when asked by District Judge Ng Cheng Thiam.  ,
Judge Ng noted that the laws forbids a minimum of a month’s imprisonment for Tay’s offense.
He therefore made a comment about Tay’s association with the SCDF.  ,
” It’s not simple to get to that level of rank.” I hope you can be a better person once you are released from prison, please know.” Tay responded,” Yes, Your Honour,” to which the prosecutor asked.  ,
Tay may have received a season- to ten-year prison sentence and a fine for consuming a particular drug.  ,