Re: australian hung in singapore
I dont why there should be any fuss...
This is prominently displayed at Changi airport :
' DRUG WARNING.
Drug abuse is taken VERY seriously in Singapore. The death penalty is mandatory for those convicted of trafficking, manufacturing, importing or exporting any one of the following: 15g of heroin, 30g of morphine, 30g of cocaine, 500g of cannabis, 200g of cannabis resin, 1.2 kg of opium.
Possession of such quantities is deemed as prima facie evidence of trafficking. Those convicted of unauthorised drug consumption face maximum imprisonment of 10 years, fine of SGD 20,000, or both.
Your landing card repeats the message in big black letters.
He was carrying 400grams, anyone normally caught with 15grams faces the death penalty.
now some might say only 400grams but in reality there is 26000 hits of heron in 400gms.
He knew what he was doing and knew the punishment.
and it could have easily ended up in the our streets.
no sympathy.
you live by the sword - you die by the sword
Last edited by glasgow guy; 03-12-2005 at 09:12.
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