Capital punishment for drug trafficking

As of December 2022 Harm Reduction International (HRI) reports 3700+ people are on death row for drug offences worldwide.

[1] A Harm Reduction International global overview of 2022 reported: "HRI has identified 35 countries and territories that retain the death penalty for drug offences in law.

"[1] A March 2018 report by Harm Reduction International says: "Between January 2015 and December 2017, at least 1,320 people are known to have been executed for drug-related offences – 718 in 2015; 325 in 2016; and 280 in 2017.

[2][3] According to a 2011 article by the Lawyers Collective, an NGO in India, "32 countries impose capital punishment for offences involving narcotic drugs and psychotropic substances.

[6] In January 2014, then-President Thein Sein of Myanmar commuted all the country's death sentences to life imprisonment.

The Singapore embarkation card contains a warning to visitors about the death penalty for drug trafficking under the Misuse of Drugs Act . Warning signs can also be found at the Johor-Singapore Causeway and other border entries.
A sign at the Taiwan Taoyuan International Airport warns arriving travelers that drug trafficking is a capital offense in the "R.O.C." – the official name Republic of China and also known as Taiwan. [ 23 ]