Singapore wages war against drugs, defends death penalty for traffickers

Singapore is waging a war against the drug trade, with Home Affairs Minister K Shanmugam leading the charge. He took aim at critics of the country's use of the death penalty on drug traffickers, laying out how the country is vulnerable to a flood of contraband to the region. Mr Shanmugam also highlighted several countries around the world that have been hit hard by drug abuse. Some family members and loved ones, along with ex-abusers, were at the gallery in Parliament when Mr Shanmugam delivered his ministerial statement.