SAUDI ARABIA: CITIZEN EXECUTED FOR DRUG TRAFFICKING

March 8, 2016: Saudi Arabia executed one of its nationals convicted of drug trafficking, bringing to 71 the number of locals and foreigners put to death this year.
Abdullah Rouwaili had been found guilty of trafficking amphetamines and was put to death in the northern Tabuk region, the interior ministry said. (Sources: AFP, 08/03/2016)