Singapore Executes Citizen for Cannabis Trafficking

Singapore executed Tangaraju Suppiah, who was sentenced to death in 2018 for abetting the trafficking of 2.2 pounds of cannabis, despite pleas for clemency from his family and protests from activists that he was convicted on weak evidence. Singaporean laws state that trafficking more than 500 grams of cannabis may result in the death penalty. Critics say Singapore’s death penalty has mostly snared low-level mules and done little to stop drug traffickers and organized syndicates. Singapore executed 11 people last year for drug offenses.