Saudi Arabia Executes Afghan Citizen for Drug Trafficking

Saudi Arabia Executes Afghan Citizen for Drug Trafficking
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Saudi Arabia has executed an Afghan citizen in Mecca on charges of drug trafficking. According to the Shia News Agency, citing Middle East News, the execution was carried out in line with Riyadh’s strict policies against drug-related crimes.

The Saudi Interior Ministry stated that the individual was put on trial through a legal process, and the sentence was carried out after being upheld by the Supreme Court. Saudi Arabia is one of the few countries that definitively enforces the death penalty for drug trafficking. The action has sparked reactions regarding the situation of Afghan workers and immigrants in Gulf countries.