SAUDI ARABIA: PAKISTANI DRUG SMUGGLER BEHEADED

A man who was convicted of smuggling heroin in his intestines has become the seventh Pakistani beheaded for drug trafficking in Saudi Arabia in a month.
Niaz Mohammad Ghulam Mohammad was executed in Kharj Governorate in the Riyadh Region because he tried to smuggle 'a large quantity of heroin inside his intestines into the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia', the Ministry of Interior stated.
His death brings the number of foreigners and Saudis executed by the Kingdom for crimes this year to 67, despite concerns expressed by the international community.
The fact that the heroin was found within the man's intestines suggests he would have ingested the drugs by swallowing a package - a common means for mules to transport illegal drugs.
The Saudi Press Agency reported that a statement from the Ministry said a royal order was issued to execute the death sentence.
It added that 'the Government of the Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Abdullah bin Abdulaziz Al Saud is keen on combating narcotics due to their great harm to individuals and the society'.
The statement concluded by saying the Ministry is 'warning anyone who tries to commit such actions that he will be punished according to Sharia'.