Singapore has some of the strictest drug laws in the world, with people penalized for carrying small amounts of drugs, and being sentenced to death.
Many of the people caught smuggling drugs into Singapore are people of indian origin according to media reports.
They are usually smuggling the drugs from Malaysia
Usually the smugglers are young, and a lengthy legal battle follows
The death penalty was imposed on an Indian Origin person Dharmalingam recently
Human rights activists tried to save his life, yet failed.