Hyderabad, Jan. 8 -- A court in Kuwait has sentenced two Indians to death on charges of drug trafficking, after they were caught with heroin and methamphetamine intended for distribution inside the country.

The convicts were arrested in Kaifan and Shuwaikh areas. The police seized 14 kilograms (kg) of heroin and 8 kg of methamphetamine, commonly known as shabu, along with two electronic weighing machines.

The judgment was passed by Judge Khaled Al Tahous after prosecutors proved that the defendants were members of an international drug trafficking network operating from outside Kuwait.

According to a report by Gulf News, the drugs were seized during a search operation in residential neighbourhoods.

Earlier, Kuwait's Ministry of Interi...