Cheuk Mei Mei
Cheuk Mei Mei | |
|---|---|
| 卓美薇 | |
Cheuk after her arrest in 1989 | |
| Born | 1 January 1965 |
| Died | 5 March 1994 (aged 29) |
| Occupation | Sales clerk |
| Criminal status | Executed |
| Conviction | Drug trafficking |
| Criminal penalty | Death |
Cheuk Mei Mei (卓美薇 joe me-way; 1 January 1965 – 5 March 1994) was a 29-year-old woman from Hong Kong who was executed in Singapore for drug trafficking. Cheuk was the first foreign woman convicted of a drug offence in Singapore to be executed.
After purportedly being forced to work as a courier for a drug trafficking organization, Cheuk was arrested while in possession of over 2 kilograms of high-quality heroin during a stopover in Singapore's Changi Airport.
Despite vehemently protesting her innocence and stating that she was tricked into smuggling narcotics, Cheuk was found guilty at trial and sentenced to death, with the Singaporean authorities being ultimately undeterred by pleas for clemency.