Two Saudis beheaded for drug smuggling

RIYADH — Two nationals were beheaded on Monday in the Eastern Province of Al-Ahsa after being convicted of drug smuggling, the Interior Ministry said.The pair, Mustafa Bin Nuh Al-Zain and Anas Bin Malik Al-Duheim, were accused of establishing a drug-smuggling ring inside the Kingdom and of trafficking in large quantities of drugs, the ministry said in a statement.Rape, murder, apostasy, armed robbery and drug trafficking are punishable by death under the Islamic Shariah law. — SG/SPA