SAUDI ARABIA. 3 PAKISTANIS EXECUTED FOR HASHISH SMUGGLING
May 1, 2008: Zargar Sadajan, Roajan Sodajar, and Naik Mohammed Malak Mohammed, all Pakistanis, were executed in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, after being convicted of receiving large quantities of hashish.
A statement released by the Saudi Interior Ministry confirmed that the men were convicted by the court, and the verdict was approved by the Cassation Court and the Supreme Judicial Council. (Sources: Organisation of Asia-Pacific News Agencies, 01/05/2008)
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