SAUDI ARABIA: PAKISTANI EXECUTED FOR HEROIN TRAFFICKING

September 4, 2012: Saudi Arabia executed a citizen of Pakistan in the city of Medina for drug trafficking.
Hayat Sayed Lal Sayed had attempted to smuggle heroin in his stomach, the Saudi Interior Ministry said in a statement. A common method for so-called drug mules who transport narcotics is to swallow condoms containing the substances.
The date and place of Sayed's arrest were not given in the statement.
The Interior Ministry in its statement said the death penalty is used to combat drug use which runs counter to Islamic beliefs. (Sources: AKI, 04/09/2012)