Saudi executes Syrian for drug smuggling
Saudi Arabia's state news agency says authorities have executed a Syrian man convicted of smuggling a large quantity of amphetamine pills.
The Saudi Press Agency says Abdullah Mohammed al-Ahmed was executed Tuesday in the northwestern al-Jawf province after the Supreme Court confirmed his conviction and sentencing. It does not say how he was executed.
Saudi Arabia has executed 25 people this year, mainly for drug smuggling. Most executions in the kingdom are by beheading or firing squad.
An Associated Press tally based on SPA reporting shows 83 people were executed in Saudi Arabia in 2014.
