Another topic relevant to the conversation, incase people missed it on it's first go round:
http://www.calgarypuck.com/forum/showthread.php?t=18199
And here's my two cents from that thread pertaining to this issue:
The guy knew what he was getting himself into and what the consequences would be if he got caught. Harsh penalty for sure, and I don't agree with it at all, but they make it pretty clear that that's the way it works over there (or so [Captain Crunch has] said).
...What if someone got caught smuggling heroin into Singapore because it was planted in their suitcase or whatnot? They'd probably meet a similar fate as this Australian, and this is one of the big reason's why I don't support the death penalty...