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SINGAPORE: An Australian television journalist - already charged with drug trafficking in Singapore - faced three new drug charges on Friday, according to court documents.
Peter Lloyd, 41, faces one new charge of consuming the stimulant methamphetamine and two charges of possessing drug paraphernalia stained with methamphetamine and ketamine at a local hospital room, the documents said.
If convicted of the consumption charge, Lloyd faces up to 10 years in prison, a S$20,000 fine, or both.
Lloyd, a New Delhi-based correspondent for the Australian Broadcasting Corporation (ABC), was arrested in Singapore last week.
He was initially charged with trafficking methamphetamine to a Singaporean at a hotel this month. He also faces a second charge for allegedly being in possession of methamphetamine, also known as "ice", at a local hospital.
These initial charges were amended on Friday, reducing the methamphetamine amounts allegedly involved in trafficking to 0.15 gramme, and possession to 0.41 gramme.
Lloyd was released from custody on Wednesday after a Singaporean posted a S$60,000 bail for him.
His case is to be heard again in court next Friday. If convicted of the trafficking charge, Lloyd faces between five and 20 years behind bars and five to 15 strokes of the cane.
Lloyd's lawyer, Tan Jee Ming, told reporters the three new charges were "comparatively not that serious."
- AFP/yb
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