A Saudi national has been sentenced to death for smuggling banned amphetamine tablets near the country’s northern border with Jordan, the Saudi Press Agency reported yesterday citing the interior ministry.
Mohammed bin Saud Al Ruwaili was found guilty of smuggling the illicit substance and sentenced on Saturday.
Separately, a number of Pakistani residents and a Saudi citizen were arrested after they were found in possession of 3.7kg of methamphetamine in Jeddah, SPA reported.