SAUDI ARABIA: Smuggler of narcotics executed

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Att.Editors: The following item is from the Qatar News Agency (QNA)

RIYADH, May 9 2003 (IPS) - Sultan Khan Osman Amrah, an Afghani national, was executed in Wadi al-Dawaser, Riyadh region, today after being convicted of smuggling – narcotics" into Saudi Arabia, the Ministry of Interior announced today.

The verdict on his case was endorsed by the court of cassation and the supreme judicial council.

The Ministry of Interior stressed the keenness of the Saudi government to fight narcotics in all its forms as these drugs cause great harm to individuals and the community.

It has vowed to carry out severe punishment against those who engage in smuggling narcotics into the kingdom, as this is stemmed from the Islamic Sharia.