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Yea they have some strict laws over there. Even chewing gum is illegal. He had 400 grams, they would have still givin him the death sentence with only 15 grams.
Caning is a mandatory part of the sentence for rape and many drug-trafficking offenses. For example, a person trafficking a Class-A drug, such as heroin, receives a minimum punishment of 5-years imprisonment and 5 strokes of the cane. A person trafficking a Class-B drug, cannabis, for instance, receives a minimum punishment of 3-years imprisonment and 3 strokes of the cane.
Persons caught trafficking larger amounts of narcotics are handled with an even more severe punishment. A mandatory death penalty was introduced in 1975 for persons convicted of trafficking in more than 15 grams of heroin or more than 30 grams of morphine. The death penalty is also mandated for trafficking 30 grams of cocaine, 500 grams of cannabis, 200 grams of cannabis resin, or 1.2 kilograms of opium. Possessing these quantities is deemed as prima facie evidence of trafficking. In other words, if you possess these quantities, you are deemed to be a trafficker and therefore subject to the death penalty.
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