Singapore Man Sentenced for Framing Estranged Wife

Tan Xianglong, a 37-year-old Singaporean, was sentenced to nearly four years in jail for attempting to frame his estranged wife by planting over 500 grams of cannabis in her car, aiming for her to face the death penalty for drug trafficking. The couple, married in 2021 and separated a year later, could not divorce as Singapore requires a minimum three-year marriage duration for divorce eligibility. Tan, feeling resentment and financial frustration, initially hired a private investigator to gather adultery evidence but failed. He then bought the cannabis, bragging about his 'perfect crime' to his girlfriend, but was caught after his wife's car camera captured his actions. A laboratory analysis revealed the drugs contained only 216.17 grams of pure cannabis, preventing the harsher penalty for his wife.