A Yemeni found guilty of drug trafficking was beheaded by the sword

22 January 2008 :

A Yemeni found guilty of drug trafficking was beheaded by the sword in Saudi Arabia, the interior ministry announced. Mansur Jrad, a resident from Yemen, was executed in the southern province of Jizan which borders Yemen for smuggling hashish, although the amount was not specified.

(Sources: AFP, 22/01/2008)

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