The Ministry of Foreign Affairs says it is monitoring, through the Portuguese Embassy in Singapore, the case of the 25-year-old Portuguese citizen who was arrested on April 14th at Changi Airport with 36,3 kg of cannabis divided into 68 packages. The identity and circumstances that led the Portuguese man to transport cannabis to Singapore are still unknown, but the young man risks a death sentence for drug trafficking in one of the countries with the harshest penalties for this type of crime.
According to information sent by the Office of the Minister of State and Foreign Affairs to CannaReporter®, “the Embassy is providing all possible consular assistance, having already made three visits to the Portuguese citizen in prison, and is in contact with the family.”
The Ministry also mentioned that it has been in contact with local authorities through… Embassy of Portugal in Singapore and that, “to ensure proper legal support, lawyers available to defend the case have already been identified, and the list has been sent to the family.”
In Singapore, the crime of drug trafficking can result in a death sentence if the amount seized exceeds 500 grams. A 25-year-old Portuguese citizen was arrested at Changi Airport in Singapore with 36,3 kg of cannabis, divided into 68 packages, reported the Lusa news agency.
Singapore has one of the most restrictive regimes In terms of the consumption, purchase, and sale of illicit substances, crimes that can result in a death sentence. Three years ago, on April 26, 2023, Singapore executed Tangaraju Suppiah, 46 years old. who was convicted of trafficking one kilogram of cannabis. The precedent does not bode well for the young Portuguese man, who was transporting a much larger quantity. Suppiah’s execution ignored the requests and position of the UN, which at the time intervened to express its opposition to the death penalty.
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