SAUDI ARABIA. FOUR EXECUTED FOR SMUGGLING DRUGS

Saudi Arabia beheaded three Pakistani men and a Nigerian by the sword after convicting them of drug trafficking. In the western Makkah region, Pakistani Sajad Khan Nur Qader was found guilty of smuggling heroin in his stomach and Nigerian Lokman Achula Raji of smuggling cocaine in the same way, said ministry statements carried by the official Saudi Press Agency. Two other Pakistanis - Dheeb Ghulam Haydar and Amir Afdhal Khan Qader - were executed in the capital Riyadh after being found guilty of smuggling heroin in their stomachs, a separate statement said.