Arab News, Sun, Jul 21, 2024 | Muharram 15, 1446
19,817 residency and labor violators arrested across KSA
Saudi Arabia:
In joint field campaigns across the Kingdom from July 11 to July 17, 19,817
people were arrested for violating residency, labor and border security laws.
This number included 12,436 violators of residency
laws, 4,881 violators of border-security regulations and 2,500 violators of
labor laws.
A total of 1,389 individuals were caught
attempting to enter the Kingdom, of whom 45 percent were Yemeni, 53 percent were
Ethiopian and 2 percent were of other nationalities. Additionally, 48
individuals were caught attempting to exit the Kingdom illegally.
Nine individuals were apprehended for involvement
in transporting, harboring and employing violators and covering up for them.
A total of 17,067 violators — 15,394 men and 1,673
women — are currently being processed by the relevant authorities.