Jeddah, 26 Jumada I,1439 AH, 12 February,2018 , SPA -- The Ministry of Interior said in a statement issued today that Shawkat Dawood Khan, a Pakistani National, was executed in Makkah Region today for smuggling a quantity of narcotic heroin. The Ministry said that the Court convicted the trafficker; Appeal and Supreme Courts endorsed the sentence, 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 King Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud is keen on combating narcotics due to their great harm to individuals and the society, warning anyone who tries to commit such actions to be punished according to Sharia. 12:48 LOCAL TIME 09:48 GMT www.spa.gov.sa/w609221