19Dec2004 Heroin smugglers executed

Arar, Saudi Arabia, 19th December 2004

An Interior Ministry statement said that Mohammed bin Ali Bohan Al-Salami and Faisal bin Karim bin Alwan Al-Shiblawi, both Iraqi nationals, were today beheaded after being convicted of smuggling heroin into the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.

The culprits were convicted by the Shariah court and the verdict was approved by the Court of Cassation and the Supreme Judicial Council.

The statement confirmed the determination of the Saudi Government to ensure law and order and severely to punish criminals.

Source: SPA

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