The article "Do drug smugglers deserve clemency?" (May 4) explains the danger of drugs for youth and society as a whole. Drug smuggling should be dealt with in a very serious manner. Smugglers are more dangerous than terrorists. No mercy should be shown to them. Capital punishment should be implemented against drug smugglers. Dr. Ali Al-Ghamdi, Online response Punishment for drug smuggling should be swift and not take 10 years, and this applies to the US as well. Moreover, while nobody in their right mind condones drug smuggling, we must keep in mind that there is a demand for drugs and that nobody forces someone to be a junkie. Danny, Online response