SAUDI ARABIA. PAKISTANI BEHEADED FOR DRUG TRAFFICKING

Beheading in Saudi Arabia

11 April 2008 :

Moazzam Khan, a Pakistan national who was convicted in a drug trafficking case was beheaded by the sword, the Saudi Arabian Interior Ministry announced.
Khan was found guilty of smuggling heroin concealed in his stomach.
 
(Sources: Pakistan Press International, 10/04/2008)

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