(MENAFN- Saudi Press Agency)
Madinah, Muharram 01, 1439, September 21, 2017, SPA -- The Ministry of Interior said in a statement issued today that Yusuf Yaqini Agy Boi, a Nigerian national was executed in Madinah Region today for smuggling a quantity of narcotic cocaine into the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.
The Ministry said that the General Court convicted the smuggler; the sentence was endorsed by Appeal and Supreme Courts; and a royal order was issued to execute the sentence.
The Ministry of Interior affirms that the Government of the Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud is keen on combating narcotics due to their great harm to individuals and the society, warning anyone who tries to commit such actions to be punished according to Sharia.
--SPA
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