Billy Agbozo,39, was found guilty and hanged after his clemency plea was rejected, more than 4 years after his arrest.
Reports say he had travelled by plane from Accra to Dubai on April 4, 2013, before boarding a plane bound for Singapore. He arrived at Singapore's Changi Airport the next day and planned to spend five nights in the Asian country.
But he was stopped by checkpoint inspectors who screened his luggage - a black haversack and a red-and-black suitcase.
It is said that white, crystalline substances were found in the wall of the haversack and the inner plastic casing of the suitcase. The substances contained 1.63kg of methamphetamine with an estimated street value of about $135,600.
Details of his recorded telephone conversation with an unknown caller in twi were also captured and presented as evidence against him.
He was arrested and found guilty of illegally importing controlled drugs under the Country's Misuse of Drugs Act.
It not yet known the arrangement made between Ghana and Singapore and whether Accra presented a plea.
His appeal against his conviction and sentence was dismissed by the Court of Appeal in February last year.
His petition to the President for clemency was also turned down.
Singapore law recommend a mandatory death sentence for trafficking more than 15 grams of heroin
But reforms that came into effect in 2013 gave judges discretion on certain cases.
Those convicted of drug trafficking can have their sentences commuted if they aid police and acted merely as couriers, according to the latest changes.
The Misuse of Drugs Act provides for the death penalty if the amount of methamphetamine trafficked is more than 250g.
The Central Narcotics Bureau in Singapore stated ;that 1.63kg of methamphetamine is sufficient to feed the addiction of about 1,210 abusers for a week.
Human rights groups have condemned Singapore for imposing the death penalty, saying that the country's use of the death penalty shows flagrant disregard for human life.
Source: Ghana Web
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