Singapore wages war against drugs, defends death penalty for traffickers

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Singapore wages war against drugs, defends death penalty for traffickers
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Singapore is waging a war against the drug trade, with Home Affairs Minister K Shanmugam leading the charge. He took aim at critics of the country's use of the death penalty on drug traffickers, laying out how the country is vulnerable to a flood of contraband to the region.

Singapore is waging a war against the drug trade, with Home Affairs Minister K Shanmugam leading the charge. He took aim at critics of the country's use of the death penalty on drug traffickers, laying out how the country is vulnerable to a flood of contraband to the region. Mr Shanmugam also highlighted several countries around the world that have been hit hard by drug abuse .

Singapore is waging a war against the drug trade, with Home Affairs Minister K Shanmugam leading the charge. He took aim at critics of the country's use of the death penalty on drug traffickers, laying out how the country is vulnerable to a flood of contraband to the region. Mr Shanmugam also highlighted several countries around the world that have been hit hard by drug abuse.

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