Singapore executes man over drugs in third hanging in a week

Punishment for heroin trafficking comes just days after city executes first woman in nearly 20 years

Singapore has executed a 39-year-old man who was convicted of trafficking heroin in the city-state's third hanging in just over a week, authorities say.

Mohamed Shalleh Adul Latiff was sentenced to death for possessing about 55g of heroin for the purpose of trafficking" in 2019.