The Thai Criminal Court sentenced to death two Singaporeans...

The Thai Criminal Court sentenced to death two Singaporeans convicted of attempting to smuggle heroin out of the country and related charges.The two - Tan Kim Jai, 22, and Ung Beng Chuan, 32 - were arrested separately in October 2000. Police said they were acting together. Tan was arrested at Bangkok International Airport as he was about to board a flight to Taiwan with about 3.6 kilograms of heroin strapped around his body. Police later arrested Ung at a Bangkok department store. Acting on a tip-off from authorities in Singapore, Thai anti-narcotics police had trailed both suspects and photographed their illegal activities. Tan confessed to the charges but Ung claimed he was innocent.