Saridewi Djamani, 45, was sentenced to death in 2018 for trafficking nearly 31 grams of pure heroin, according to the Central Narcotics Bureau. Despite calls from activists to end capital punishment for drug-related crimes, Singapore mandates the death penalty for anyone convicted of trafficking more than 500 grams of cannabis and 15 grams of heroin. SINGAPORE EXECUTES MAN WHO ALLEGEDLY CONSPIRED TO TRAFFIC 2 POUNDS OF CANNABISBuildings in Singapore, on Monday, June 5, 2023. The last known time a woman was hanged in Singapore was in 2004 when 36-year-old hairdresser Yen May Woen was executed for drug trafficking. Human rights groups say 15 people have been executed in Singapore for drug offenses since hangings resumed in March 2022, an average of one a month.

Source: Fox News July 29, 2023 16:33 UTC