403
Sorry!!
Error! We're sorry, but the page you were looking for doesn't exist.
Saudi- Another expat executed for drug trafficking
(MENAFN- Arab News) RIYADH: Saudi authorities on Wednesday beheaded a Pakistani man for heroin smuggling the 13th prisoner from Pakistan to be executed in the kingdom for drug trafficking since mid-October.
His beheading in Makkah province brings to 87 the number of Saudis and foreigners executed this year in the Kingdom according to an AFP tally.
Sadruddin Saeedullah Khan was caught smuggling 'a large amount of heroin' the Interior Ministry said.
In addition to amphetamines and other drugs Saudi authorities seized almost 18 kilograms (40 pounds) of raw heroin during the Islamic calendar year that ended in October according to the ministry.
The Gulf has become an increasingly important market for illicit drugs in recent years the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime said.
Aside from drug trafficking rape murder apostasy and armed robbery are also punishable by death in the Kingdom.
His beheading in Makkah province brings to 87 the number of Saudis and foreigners executed this year in the Kingdom according to an AFP tally.
Sadruddin Saeedullah Khan was caught smuggling 'a large amount of heroin' the Interior Ministry said.
In addition to amphetamines and other drugs Saudi authorities seized almost 18 kilograms (40 pounds) of raw heroin during the Islamic calendar year that ended in October according to the ministry.
The Gulf has become an increasingly important market for illicit drugs in recent years the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime said.
Aside from drug trafficking rape murder apostasy and armed robbery are also punishable by death in the Kingdom.
Legal Disclaimer:
MENAFN provides the
information “as is” without warranty of any kind. We do not accept
any responsibility or liability for the accuracy, content, images,
videos, licenses, completeness, legality, or reliability of the information
contained in this article. If you have any complaints or copyright
issues related to this article, kindly contact the provider above.
Comments
No comment