Saudi Arabia beheaded Yemeni resident Mansur Jrad in the southern province of Jizan on 22 January 2008 after convicting him of smuggling hashish; the Interior Ministry gave no amount for the drugs.
Saudi Arabia beheaded Yemeni resident Mansur Jrad in the southern province of
Jizan, which borders Yemen, after convicting him of smuggling hashish into the
kingdom.[1][2]The Interior Ministry announced the execution by sword in
statements carried by the official Saudi Press Agency, and gave no amount for the
hashish.[1][2]
The beheading was announced on 22 January 2008 alongside the executions of two
Saudis convicted of murder in Al-Ihsa; those are separate events left out of this
report.[1]Saudi Arabia follows a strict interpretation of Islamic sharia law,
which provides for the death penalty for drug trafficking among other offences.[2]
Case data
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Saudi Arabia's Interior Ministry executed two Ethiopian nationals in the Asir region on 11 November 2026 after convicting them of smuggling amphetamine pills and hashish into the kingdom. The ministry named the men and said their death sentences became final after appeal and confirmation by the Supreme Court.
Saudi Arabia executed five Ethiopian nationals in the Asir region on 5 November 2026 after convicting them of smuggling hashish. The executions brought the kingdom's 2026 total to 205, including 124 drug cases and 32 Ethiopians.
Saudi Arabia executed three Ethiopian nationals in the Asir region on 7 October 2026 after a court convicted them of jointly smuggling hashish into the kingdom. The interior ministry named them and said the death sentence was upheld on appeal and by the Supreme Court.
Saudi Arabia carried out a discretionary death sentence against Firas bin Ahmed bin Saleh Al-Sabah in the Madinah region on 29 August 2026 after convicting him a second time of trafficking hashish by transport.