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Saudi Arabia celebrates end of Ramadan by beheading Asian drug smuggler

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Saudi Arabia executes Asian man for smuggling drugs

The Ministry of Interior in Saudi Arabia today issued a statement implementing the death sentence on a Pakistani prisoner in Dammam.

The execution was carried out in the city of Dammam in the eastern province on Thursday.

The Ministry of the Interior made the announcement to affirm to the public Saudi Arabia's keenness to fight drug dealing and use in the country.

The accused, Mohammed Allah Akho Nezad Kal, was arrested for smuggling heroin.

According to investigations, he was sentenced to the death penalty and the ruling was supported by the court of appeal and the supreme court, Saudi Press Agency (SPA) reported.

A royal order was issued to enforce the execution.

Source: Khaleej Times, Staff, June 13, 2019


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