Saudi Arabia beheaded a man convicted of trafficking drugs in the kingdom.

06 April 2012 :

Saudi Arabia beheaded a man convicted of trafficking drugs in the kingdom. Wahid Atawi, a Saudi national, had confessed to bringing a quantity of hashish into the country in a bid to sell the banned substance, the interior ministry said.
 
(Sources: off2dr.com, 25/02/2012)

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