The Ministry of Interior said in a statement issued today that a Pakistani smuggler called Shah Faisal Azeem Shah was found guilty and executed in Thadiq Governorate in Riyadh region on Friday for smuggling a large quantity of heroin in his stomach into the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. The Ministry said that the General Court convicted the smuggler; 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 Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques is keen on combating narcotics due to their great harm to individuals and the society, warning whoever tries to commit such crimes to be punished according to Sharia (Islamic law).
