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Pakistani citizen executed in Saudi Arabia over drug smuggling

JEDDAH – A Pakistani citizen has been sentenced to death in Saudi Arabia on charges of heroin smuggling.

The Saudi Ministry of Interior stated that a Pakistani named Nadeem Shahzad was arrested for heroin smuggling. 

A local court sentenced him to death after the crime was proven, a decision that was upheld by the appellate court and the Supreme Court.

It added that the execution of the death penalty was carried out today, September 30, in Dammam.

The ministry said this sentence was announced to warn individuals involved in drug trafficking in the Kingdom.

In July, Saudi authorities had executed a Pakistani national convicted of heroin smuggling in the capital city of Riyadh.

The Saudi Ministry of Interior issued a statement confirming that the individual, identified as Gul from Pakistan, was apprehended for attempting to smuggle narcotics. 

According to local reports, the Saudi judiciary had previously sentenced Gul to death, a verdict upheld by both the appellate and supreme courts.

Source: dailypakistan.com.pk, Staff, September 30, 2024

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