Singapore executes citizen for cannabis trafficking

FILE PHOTO: A view of the Singapore skyline next to the Supreme Court in Singapore July 1, 2019. Picture taken July 1, 2019. REUTERS/Edgar Su

SINGAPORE (Reuters) - Singapore on Wednesday executed a man convicted of drug trafficking, a representative for his family said, despite pleas from his relatives and activists for clemency.

Tangaraju Suppiah, 46, had been convicted for abetting the trafficking in 2013 of more than 1 kg (2.2 pounds) of cannabis, double the threshold for the death penalty in the city-state, which is known for its tough laws on narcotics.