Afghan executed in Mecca for smuggling heroin into Saudi Arabia

Afghan executed in Mecca for smuggling heroin into Saudi Arabia

Saudi Arabia's interior ministry announced on Sunday the execution of Afghan national Badshah Qul Suleimani in the Mecca region, after he was convicted of attempting to smuggle heroin into the kingdom. According to the ministry, Suleimani was apprehended by border security while trying to bring the drug into the country by ingesting it - a method commonly referred to as "body packing". Following an investigation, he was formally charged, detaine…

On Tuesday, the Ministry of Interior carried out the death sentence in order to promote a number of perpetrators in the Makkah region, called Qol Noor Halim, a Pakistani national, Qal Omar Khan, Wazir Wal, and Sayed Gharib Khokyani, an Afghan national, for smuggling narcotic heroin into the Kingdom. The security authorities were able to arrest the perpetrators mentioned and their investigation resulted in them being charged with committing the c…

Afghan executed for drug smuggling in Saudi Arabia

An Afghan citizen has been executed on charges of drug smuggling in Saudi Arabia, a media report said on Tuesday.

Saudi Arabia executes Afghan citizen for 'Heroin Smuggling' - Khaama Press

Saudi Arabia executed an Afghan citizen for allegedly smuggling heroin, highlighting the country’s strict anti-narcotics laws and enforcement. Saudi Arabia on Sunday, April 13, executed an Afghan man in the Mecca region for attempting to smuggle heroin into the country. According to the New Arab newspaper citing the Saudi Ministry of Interior, the man, identified as Pacha Qul Suleimani, had swallowed packets of heroin in an attempt to bring them…