The Ministry of Interior conducted inspection campaigns in the Kingdom between August 22 and August 28 to ensure compliance with residency, labor and border security laws.
The inspections yielded the following results:
Across the Kingdom, 20,718 violations were recorded: 13,248 of residency, 4688 of border security, and 2,782 of labor laws.
Attempting to cross the border into the Kingdom illegally were 744 individuals, of whom 37% were Yemenis, 62% Ethiopians, and 01% of other nationalities; 69 people were arrested for attempting to leave the Kingdom illegally.
Sixteen people involved in transporting, sheltering, and employing violators were arrested.
A total of 14,634 expatriates (13,532 men and 1,102 women) are currently undergoing procedures for enforcing regulations.
Five thousand, three hundred and sixty-one people were detained for violating laws and instructed to contact their countries’ embassies or consulates to obtain proper travel documentation; 1,982 were told make booking arrangements
for their departure, and 12,410 were repatriated.
The Ministry of Interior has warned that any person who facilitates the illegal entry of individuals into the Kingdom, transports them on its territory, provides them with shelter or any other assistance or service may be penalized with up to 15 years in prison and a fine of up to SAR1 million, and that the vehicles used for transport or houses used for shelter may be confiscated.
The ministry stressed that such acts are major crimes that warrant arrest. It also urges people to report any violations by calling 911 in the Makkah, Riyadh, and Eastern regions, and 999 and 996 in the rest of the Kingdom.
Source: Saudi Press Agency
