They have drug rehab in Sing for users, the gallows is for
dealers. Sing is also one of the highest rated (if not the highest) in terms of the honesty of its administration.
Unlike Mexico you cannot buy your way into the drug mnarkets or out of prison.
Part of the legacy of the Senior Minister..
In the late 80’s and through the 90’s; the Singapore airport had the red line of death.
Cross the line with a suitcase with any drugs in it, you got 24 hour to call Mommy and Daddy and make arrangement for your corpse to be shipped home. They even had a board with warnings in several languages and a number showing how many had been killed so far that year.
Motorola would pay for a pre-screening; that took place on the international side of the red line, so you could pay to have your baggage examined, your coat, suitcases, briefcase scanned, then carried to the Singapore side of customs. Everyone I knew opted for this service.
Others nervously crossed the red line, and presented their luggage and themselves to random searches. Some mules got through, others got sent home at room temperature.
I also liked the way they handled honesty of their policemen. Being a policeman was a very honorable job; being caught in a corruption sting was a death sentence. Get caught speeding, you pay the officer on the spot (cash, mastercare or visa). If the cop pocketed the money, he died. They have zero tolerance for crap over there, in some regards I think we could learn a lot from them.
For example, vandalize a car and get caned. Do it again, get caned 2x. Do it again, 3x. Still didn’t catch on? Death.