SG criminals mostly jailed for drugs

[Apollo]

At least 223 Singaporeans are serving time in South-East Asian jails, primarily for drug offences, with Thailand holding the most, published figures said on Saturday.

 

Seven in 10 are in prison for drug offences in countries part of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN).

 

Thailand tops the list with 109 Singaporeans behind bars, followed by Malaysia with 70 and Indonesia with 35, according to a breakdown from narcotics officials published in The Straits Times.

 

The remainder, nine in all, are in the Philippines, Myanmar (Burma) and Cambodia. The drug offenders are part of a prison population serving terms since before 2004.

 

Sukhum Opasniputh, director of Narcotics Law Enforcement in Thailand's Office of the Narcotics Control Board, told the newspaper that the number of international traffickers nabbed in the country has dropped over the last few years as a result of strong enforcement action, tighter laws and greater regional cooperation.

 

Of the Singaporeans in Thailand's jails, 94 are in for drugs, the report said. Possession of more than 1 kilogramme of illicit drugs can draw the death penalty in Thailand and more than 500 grams results in a life term, which is usually 40 years in jail.

 

Drug offences account for 35 of the 70 Singaporeans held in Malaysian prisons and 15 of the 35 in Indonesia. Five drug traffickers have been in prison in Myanmar since 1999 serving life terms.

 

Outside ASEAN, the largest number of Singaporeans jailed is reportedly in Taiwan where there are at least 20 drug offenders behind bars.

 

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[Guyver]

Where the $$ is .... that's where people will risk it.

[Otsego]

i was wondering, who the hack invented drugs in the first place

[Mzrmazda3]

The current movie 'Protege' have shed some light to us

 

Easy $$$$$$ but hefty risk

[Aimnfire]

better still

who introduced drugs to the world