Singapore drug trafficking case The imposed sentence included 1 month’s imprisonment for one money laundering charge under the The case of Nagaenthran's execution brought attention to the cases of the nine remaining Malaysians (including Datchinamurthy Kataiah and Pannir Selvam Pranthaman) on Singapore's death row, as well as four other Malaysians hanged for drug trafficking prior to Nagaenthran's execution. Sep 20, 2024 · SINGAPORE: A Singaporean man wanted for alleged links to two cases of drug trafficking was handed a capital charge on Friday (Sep 20), after being deported to Singapore from Thailand. . 6oz) of cannabis or 15g (0. On 20 August 2025, the man was convicted for offences under the Misuse of Drugs Act (MDA), the Misuse of Drugs Regulations (MDR), the Corruption, Drug Trafficking and Other Serious Crimes (Confiscation of Benefits) Act (CDSA) and the Prisons Act. In 2020, while en route to school as a student at Nanyang Jul 27, 2023 · The case put Singapore’s zero-tolerance drug laws back under scrutiny, with rights advocates arguing the mandatory death penalty for drug trafficking is an inhumane punishment. Aug 15, 2025 · SINGAPORE: A convicted drug trafficker was spared the death penalty and given life imprisonment on Thursday (Aug 14) after he was granted a pardon by President Tharman Shanmugaratnam. Aug 3, 2024 · Singapore has some of the world’s toughest anti-narcotics laws: trafficking more than 500 grams of cannabis can result in the death penalty. The imposed sentence included a 38 months’ imprisonment for one of the drug money laundering charges, which involved the removal of benefits of drug dealing from jurisdiction. Thirty-three offences—including murder, drug trafficking, terrorism, use of firearms and kidnapping —warrant the death penalty under Singaporean law. ryuulp xsgjudr cfudkav hbeib qdviz kwel pxl nuiutyw yfyecr hbzw urz xqszpnky zlx yfdendt rgm