Saudi: 14,227 illegals arrested in a week
Around 14,227 violators of residency and labour laws and border security regulations have been arrested in various regions of the Kingdom within a week. The arrests were made during joint field campaigns carried out by various units of security forces and the General Directorate of Passports (Jawazat) during the period from 23 to 29 December 2021.
Those arrested included 7,301 violators of the residency laws, about 5,300 violators of the border security regulations, and more than 1,626 violators of the labour law.
A total of 120 people were arrested while trying to cross the border into the Kingdom, of whom 51 percent were Yemeni nationals, 45 percent were Ethiopians, and 4 percent belonged to other nationalities while 24 people were arrested for trying to flee the Kingdom crossing borders. The security forces also arrested 11 people who were involved in transporting violators and giving them shelter.
The total number of violators, who are currently subject to the punitive measures, accounted for more than 93,413 including more than 84,026 men and 9,387 women, while the cases of 82,636 violators were referred to their diplomatic missions to obtain travel documents for their deportation.
