[Congressional Record Volume 140, Number 135 (Friday, September 23, 1994)]
[Senate]
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[Congressional Record: September 23, 1994]
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           LESSON TO BE LEARNED FROM SINGAPORE DRUG PENALTIES

  (Mr. TRAFICANT asked and was given permission to address the House 
for 1 minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. TRAFICANT. Mr. Speaker, a Dutch businessman was executed in 
Singapore. His crime: Possession, possession, of nine pounds of 
heroine.
  Now, many in America are stunned. Quite frankly, I am not. Singapore 
does not tolerate narcotics. The bottom line is Singapore does not have 
a major drug problem, and America is a stone-cold shooting gallery. 
There is a very simple reason, folks. In Singapore, they not only walk 
the walk, they hang the pushers. In America, we simply talk the talk.
  Think about it. There are very few drug smugglers that want to visit 
Singapore. There is one hell of a message there.

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