The Economist: Australia and Indonesia Drug executions strain relations

Is drug smuggling such an absolute necessity that people should try to defy it at the risk of their lives? And does their foolishness make it an emergency for the rest of the world? I understand people risking their lives to bring vaccinations to kids in dangerous areas, Doctors Without Borders taking insane risks to save people sick with ebola, but drug smuggling?
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