SINGAPORE, March 28 -- A repeat drug offender who smuggled drugs, a lighter, and a court slip into custody by hiding them in his anus has been sentenced to seven and a half years in jail and three strokes of the cane.

Muhammad Iskandar Shah Jaffar, 38, pleaded guilty on Friday to six charges, including possessing diamorphine and methamphetamine, consuming drugs, and vehicle theft, CNA reported.

The court heard that on September 17 last year, Iskandar concealed the items before a court hearing, fearing he would be caught at the security gantry.

After his bail was revoked and he was remanded, an X-ray scan at Singapore Prisons revealed the concealed contraband.

The next day, prison officers recovered a black bundle from his faecal matte...