A Syrian drug smuggler was executed in Jouf region Tuesday, the Interior Ministry said in a statement. Humam Eid Al-Kandar, the smuggler, was caught smuggling 169,000 drug capsules into Saudi Arabia. The Interior Ministry said the Saudi government is keen on combating narcotics because of the serious damage they do to individuals and society. The ministry warned that anyone who tries to perpetrate such actions will be punished as per Islamic law. The statement added that Saeed Al-Ahmari, a Saudi, was convicted of shooting dead fellow citizen Ali Al-Ahmar at a police station during a tribal feud. He was executed in the southwestern city of Abha.
