NEWS ARCHIVE·DEATH PENALTY·JANUARY 1, 2001

To wage its war more effectively on drugs Singapore's...

To wage its war more effectively on drugs Singapore's highest court ruled that the act of helping dealers pack heroin into smaller sachets for sale is as bad as selling the drug

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To wage its war more effectively on drugs Singapore's highest court ruled that the act of helping dealers pack heroin into smaller sachets for sale is as bad as selling the drug. So anyone who performs these chores could face the death sentence, which is mandatory for those caught dealing in more than 15 g of heroin.

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(Sources: Straits Times, 14/05/2001)

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