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Saudi Arabia executes Jordanian drug smuggler
By AFP - May 05,2016 - Last updated at May 05,2016
RIYADH — Saudi Arabia on Thursday put to death a Jordanian convicted of drug trafficking, in the Gulf kingdom’s 91st execution this year. Maher Al Ghurabli had been found guilty of smuggling amphetamine pills into Saudi Arabia, the interior ministry said in a statement.
Authorities carried out the sentence against him in the northwestern region of Tabuk, which borders Jordan. Most people put to death in Saudi Arabia are beheaded with a sword. Ghurabli’s is the 91st execution of a local or foreigner this year, according to an AFP tally.
The executions include 47 for “terrorism” on a single day, January 2. Murder and drug trafficking cases account for the majority of Saudi executions.
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