Drug Punishment

Around the world the consequence for selling or trafficing drugs can be very severe. Many people also think that the laws in Asia can be bent so that drug dealers can get away, that is not the case.

In Singapore, the punishment for seling or trafficing drugs is almost certian death. It doesn't matter whether you are selling or simply in possession of an illegal drug, the person will be sentence to execution. This was the case with an Australian male in 2006, the man was caught in possession of drugs in the Singapore airport and was imediatley put on deathrow. Despite the arguments from the mans embassy that he was not technically inside Singapore, and that he was simply transiting through the airport, the man was not set free.

In Indonesia the law is the same: deathrow for any drug users or trafficers, however the laws are not as strict. For example: last year 5 men were sentenced to death but none of the them were executed. Also many law breakers are pardoned, for example: possession of marijuana can lead up to 20 years of prison instead of death, and light amounts of ecstasy, meth or herione can lead to 1-5 years in prison.