The Ministry of Interior said in a statement issued today that drug trafficker Sari bin Saleh bin Habash Al-Qahtani - Saudi national - was executed in Abha in Asir region today for receiving a large quantity of hashish and amphetamine pills. The Ministry said that the General Court convicted the trafficker; 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 that he will be punished according to Sharia.
