The Interior Ministry announced that Abdulaziz bin Turabi bin Laheq Al-Jabri was executed in Madinah on 16 August 2026 for trafficking hashish and restricted pills. It said the death sentence was a discretionary punishment, upheld on appeal and approved by royal order. The statement warned that drug traffickers would face the harshest penalties.[1]
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- Ajel — Saudi man executed in Madinah for drug trafficking (16 August 2026)Interior Ministry statement; Abdulaziz bin Turabi bin Laheq Al-Jabri; Madinah, 16 August 2026; hashish and restricted pills; ta'zir sentence upheld on appeal and approved by royal order.archived
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