Capital punishment for drug trafficking

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In certain countries (e.g. Indonesia and Singapore) importing, exporting or even possession of illegal drugs is punishable by death.

Issues

There have been issues about having the death penalty for drug trafficking, including being framed with someone else putting drugs into another's luggage at airports. This can be a concern to people as not to leave luggage unattended.

Countries that apply capital punishment for drugs

Country	Drug Charge/ Amount to Apply to Death Penalty	Execution Method
Afghanistan		firing squad, hanging or stoning
Bangladesh		firing squad or hanging
Brunei		hanging
People's Republic of China		firing squad or lethal injection
Republic of China		firing squad or lethal injection
Cuba	Drug trafficking or manufacturing	Firing Squad
Egypt	Drug trafficking or manufacturing	hanging or firing squad[citation needed]
Indonesia		firing squad
Iran	Drug trafficking, Drug manufacturing, 3rd Conviction of Drug possession, sales, or distribution	firing squad, hanging or stoning
Iraq		firing squad or hanging
Kuwait		hanging or firing squad
Laos		hanging or stoning
Malaysia		hanging
North Korea	Drug trafficking or manufacturing	Firing Squad
Oman
Pakistan
Saudi Arabia		decapitation or stoning
Singapore	1200 grams of opium, 30 grams of morphine, 15 grams of heroin, 30 grams of cocaine, 500 grams of cannabis, 250 grams of methamphetamine	hanging
Somalia		firing squad
Sri Lanka		hanging
Syria	Drug trafficking or manufacturing	Hanging
Thailand		lethal injection[1] decapitation
United Arab Emirates		firing squad, stoning or decapitation
United States Florida,[2] Connecticut		lethal injection, electrocution
Vietnam		lethal injection (formerly firing squad)
Zimbabwe		hanging

A sign at the Taiwan Taoyuan International Airport warns arriving travelers that drug trafficking is a capital offense in the Republic of China.

The Singapore embarkation card contains a warning to visitors about the death penalty for drug trafficking under the Misuse of Drugs Act. Warning signs can also be found at the Johor-Singapore Causeway and other border entries.

See also

• Misuse of Drugs Act (Singapore)
• Capital punishment in Singapore
• Capital punishment in the Republic of China
• Van Tuong Nguyen

References

1. ^ Death penalty in Thailand
2. ^ Lundin, Leigh (2011-07-10). "Casey Anthony Trial– Aftermath". Capital Punishment. Orlando: Criminal Brief. http://criminalbrief.com/?p=17459. "With 400 condemned on death row, Florida is an extremely aggressive death penalty state, a state that will even execute for drug trafficking." 

External Links

Methods of Execution by Country - NutzWorld.com