OBEIDULLAH BIN MOHAMMED A'LIM, AND AFGHAN. WAS BEHEADED HERE TODAY AFTER BEING CONVICTED OF SMUGGLING HEROIN INTO THE KINGDOM, SAID A STATEMENT ISSUED BY THE INTERIOR MINISTRY. THE CULPRIT WAS CONVICTED BY THE COURT AND THE VERDICT WAS APPROVED BY THE CASSATION COURT AND THE SUPREME JUDICIAL COUNCIL. THE STATEMENT CONFIRMED THE DETERMINATION OF THE SAUDI GOVERNMENT ON ENSURING LAW AND ORDER AND SEVERELY PUNISHING THE CRIMINALS.