SAUDI ARABIA·DEATH PENALTY·FEBRUARY 12, 2005·1 MIN READ

SAUDI ARABIA. AFGHANI EXECUTED FOR DRUG TRAFFICKING

an Afghani convicted of drug trafficking was beheaded by the sword in the Red Sea port city of Jeddah, the Saudi interior ministry said.

an Afghani convicted of drug trafficking was beheaded by the sword in the Red Sea port city of Jeddah, the Saudi interior ministry said. Abdullah bin Mohammed Abdul Hakim was convicted of smuggling heroin into the kingdom, said a ministry statement.

— SOURCES

(Sources: Agence France Presse, 12/02/2005)