The Ministry of Interior said in a statement issued today that a Pakistani narcotics smuggler named Zafar Iqbal Mohammad Khan was executed in Riyadh City today because he tried to smuggle a large amount of heroin into the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. The Ministry said that the General Court convicted him; the sentence was endorsed by the Cassation Court and the Supreme Court; 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 Abdullah bin Abdulaziz Al Saud is keen on combating narcotics because of their great harm to individuals and the society, stressing that offenders will be punished severely.
