Ahmad bin Khadr bin Aufi al-Khaz'ali, an Iraqi national, was beheaded here today after being convicted of smuggling hashish into the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, said a statement released 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 to ensure law ad order and to severely punish the criminals.
