Saudi Arabia executes 4 for hashish smuggling

Published August 18, 2014 2:09pm ET



RIYADH, Saudi Arabia (AP) — Saudi Arabia executed four people from the same family Monday for attempting to smuggle “large quantities” of hashish into the kingdom, officials and a rights group said.

The Interior Ministry said they were executed in southern Najran province near Yemen after they were found guilty by three courts, including an appeals court.

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