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Drunkenly passed out on a roadside following a night of wild excess, this shocking image gives a rare insight into the secret world behind Saudi Arabia’s strict Islamic veil.

The young woman, wearing a traditional black burka, stumbled from a party held by expats in the capital Riyadh - where booze, drugs and sex flow freely.

A British insider has revealed for the first time how Saudis from elite circles use social networking apps like Tinder to source prostitutes, cannabis, black market abortion pills and 99 per cent proof moonshine.

He said: “Saudi Arabia prides itself with presenting its hard-line and devoutly religious face to the world, but beneath the surface everything is available at the right price and people turn a blind eye in one of the world’s richest countries where money is never a issue.”

Our disturbing snapshot emerged as a British grandfather faces 350 lashes after breaking the law in Saudi Arabia when he was caught with home-made wine.

Karl Andree, 74, who has battled cancer and suffers from asthma, was arrested in Jeddah in August last year for breaching the country’s strict anti-alcohol laws.

Saudi Arabia is ruled by a devout brand of Islam known as Wahhabism, which metes out barbaric punishments including public beheadings and floggings, and is enforced by roving Islamic morality police, the Muttawa.

But illegal vice trades are thriving in the desert state famous for pilgrimages to the holy sites of Mecca and Medina.

“Potent 99 per cent proof booze is distilled from potato mash inside many of the western communities in compounds and sold freely in all the major cities in Saudi,” an ex-pat told the Sunday Mirror.

“It is far stronger than the homemade wine Karl Andree was allegedly caught with and is regularly bought in plastic water bottles for a few pounds by dealers."

(Image: Sky News)

Around 210,000 people have signed an online petition urging David Cameron to step in and save Andree from a flogging.

Son Simon, 34, said: “He is very humbled by the support. He can’t believe it and thanks everyone.”

Simon added: “The Government has had assurances from the Saudis that my father won’t be lashed.

“However, I’ve heard of other cases where lashings still go ahead, so it doesn’t really give us comfort.”

Our exclusive pictures show how one notorious bootlegger has mocked up labels for bottles of Captain Philips booze – inspired by movies starring Hollywood star Tom Hanks .

The source said: “The parties are pretty crazy even by western standards. Many compounds have hot tubs and you often see people have sex in them.

“Moonshine is sold in plastic cups and sold per drink like it would be at a normal bar.

“Police officers in Saudi are only paid the equivalent of a salary of £700-per–month.

“They are open to kickbacks from dealers and will often just confiscate the booze for themselves."

An illegal drugs trade is also rife inside major cities, fuelled by cannabis and strong amphetamines smuggled in from Yemen and Syria.

The source said: “Drugs are easily bought in Saudi Arabian cities – especially hash which is popular with the locals.

“The real drug of choice is Captagon – a strong amphetamine popular with ISIS fighters who want to stay alert.

“Rich young Saudi men love it and it has led to a deadly craze known as Drifting where they speed expensive sports cars up to 100mph and then slam on the hand brake for fun.

"They do it wired on Captagon and it is killing lots people every year.”

Our source says the trade in illicit pills is stronger than ever.

He said: “Rich young male Saudi’s will send friends to trawl parties for drunk western girls and invite them back to their mansions.

“They will also try to contact them on Tinder which has become a huge tool and is used by thousands of people looking to hook up.

“It has caused a boom in unwanted pregnancies and any unmarried ex-pat of migrant who gets pregnant faces a hellish time and will eventually be thrown out.

“It is a country of wild contradictions.”

Our source said that despite the draconian punishments on offer to lawmakers, it is only the poor and migrants who live in great fear.

The numbers of public beheadings at Riyadh’s central square known by locals for its grim nickname Chop Chop Square are down.