On March 5, Singapore hanged 3 men for drug trafficking

On March 5, Singapore hanged 3 men for drug trafficking. The 3 Singapore nationals were caught in 1997 after narcotics officers saw them exchange money in plastic bags for drugs hidden in a Malaysian-registered car. An unemployed man, 51, was executed for transporting 499.5g of diamorphine in his car. A 24-year-old goldsmith and a 40-year-old sub-contractor were hanged for conspiring to traffick in the drugs.