The Ministry of Interior said in a statement issued today that I'tebar Khan Gul Salakhan - Pakistani national - was executed in Dammam city of the Eastern Region today (on Thursday) after being convicted of trying to smuggle a quantity of illegal drug of heroin hidden inside his bowels. The Ministry said that the General Court convicted the smuggler; the sentence was endorsed by Appeal and Supreme Courts; and a royal order was issued to execute the sentence. The Ministry of Interior affirms that the Government of the Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques is keen on fighting all types of drugs due to their dangerous harms to the society and it warns whoever tries to commit such actions to be severely punished according to Sharia.