Parliament approves death penalty for drug traffickers

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The Parliament, on Wednesday, has passed the government-backed amendment to Drugs Act to introduce death penalty for individuals convicted of trafficking more than 500 grams of drugs into the Maldives. The Appendix 1 of the government-backed bill sponsored by ruling PNC’s Gan MP Yoosuf Nasheed introduces death penalty for individuals convicted of trafficking more than 500 grams of drugs into the