Low Hong Eng (刘凤英 Líu Fèngyīng; c. 1946 – 9 October 1981) was a Singaporean seamstress and mother of four who was sentenced to death for drug trafficking in Singapore.
[2] On 6 September 1976, 30-year-old Low Hong Eng and a 30-year-old illegal taxi driver named Tan Ah Tee (陈亚弟 Chén Yàdì; alias Tan Kok Ser 陈国仕 Chén Guóshì), a Malaysian from Johor Bahru, were charged in court for trafficking 1.5kg of drugs after their arrests three days before.
[4] The arrests of the trio was described to be the Central Narcotics Bureau's breakthrough in busting one of the largest drug syndicates that operated in the country.
[7][8] On 19 September 1978, Low Hong Eng and Tan Ah Tee both stood trial at the High Court for trafficking 459.3g of diamorphine.
The trial court was told that on the morning of 3 September 1976, the same date when they were arrested, Low met up with Tan to help deliver the drugs after she was offered S$100 to complete the task.
Two undercover narcotics officers - Teo Ho Peng and Cheong Wah Chow - had a car with a Malaysian registration plates under surveillance near Block A of the Far East Mansions on Kim Yam Road.
[34] On 9 October 1981, after eating their last breakfast, 35-year-old Low Hong Eng and 35-year-old Tan Ah Tee were hanged in Changi Prison at dawn.