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[–] MBech@feddit.dk 36 points 3 days ago (1 children)

Also very likely he was going to sell it.

I'm for legalising weed, but trying to import it to a country that is notorious for executing people for even small amounts is fucking moronic.

[–] SippyCup@lemmy.world 12 points 3 days ago (2 children)

144 people for about a week, per the article.

That's like 1500 dollars of weed. Hardly worth attempting to smuggle it unless it's for personal use for a good long while.

[–] boonhet@sopuli.xyz 11 points 3 days ago* (last edited 3 days ago) (1 children)

Are you sure it's that cheap in Singapore if it's illegal there? A kilo is about 20 grand here in Estonia, has been for ages. When buying by the gram anyway, I don't know anyone who buys it by the kilo. Assume it would be a bit cheaper them. And we don't execute smugglers, it's just illegal.

I'd assume if they kill smugglers it'll be way more expensive in Singapore

[–] phutatorius@lemmy.zip 1 points 2 days ago

When buying by the gram anyway

If it's 20 per G retail, it's probably about a third of that price per kilo. Risk premium and distributor profit.

And yeah, I've never smelled it anywhere I've visited in Estonia (or any of the other Baltic states). I like a simple life not involving fines or police shakedowns, so I never buy it unless it's legal, or (as in the Netherlands and Spain) if not strictly legal, effectively so.

[–] phutatorius@lemmy.zip 1 points 2 days ago

A lot of the mules are either extorted into carrying it, or don't even know that someone has slipped something into their luggage.