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Jul 10, 1998 criminal-law dangerous-drugs death-penalty drug-importation shabu supreme-court

Ignorance Is No Defense: Death Penalty and Drug Importation in the Philippines

The Supreme Court affirms the death penalty for a woman caught importing shabu, ruling that ignorance of the drugs' presence is not a valid defense.