TWO SINGAPOREANS HANG FOR DRUG TRAFFICKING

Singapore hanged two men for drug
trafficking on Friday, a prison official said.

The official declined to give more details about the two
Singaporeans.

It was the first hanging this year in the staunchly anti-drug city-
state, where more than half of the 300 people hanged since 1975 have
been convicted drug traffickers.

Singapore's tough anti-drug laws include a mandatory death sentence
for anyone over 18 guilty of trafficking more than 15 grams (half an
ounce) of heroin, 30 grams (an ounce) of morphine or 500 grams (18
ounces) of cannabis.