RIYADH: Three Iranian nationals were beheaded on Sunday, by Saudi Arabia for smuggling large quantities of narcotics into the country, reports said.
The total number of people of executed in the country now stands at 145.
Nabi Baksh, Mohammd Balouh and Omeed Bouledah were executed in the Eastern Saudi port of Dammam, Sabq newspaper said.
The state-mouthpiece SPA news agency said that three “criminals” entered the country in wooden boats with large amount of “hashish” and were nabbed by the Saudi coast guard.
According to an AFP tally, with this latest execution, the numer of people killed in the conservative Muslim country stands at 145. Last year a total of 87 people were executed in Saudi Arabia.
