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Riyadh - The Ministry of Interior conducted inspection campaigns in the Kingdom between November 28 to December 04 to ensure compliance with residency, labour and border security laws.
The inspections yielded the following results:
Across the Kingdom, 18,489 violations were recorded: 10,824 of residency, 4,638 of border security, and 3,027 of labor laws.
Attempting to cross the border into the Kingdom illegally were 1,125 individuals, of whom 42% were Yemenis, 56% Ethiopians, and 02% of other nationalities; 57 people were arrested for attempting to leave the Kingdom illegally.
Thirty-one people involved in transporting, sheltering, and employing violators were arrested.
A total of 25,484 expatriates (22,604 men and 2,880 women) are currently undergoing procedures for enforcing regulations.
Seventeen thousand, nine hundred and eighty-one were detained for violating laws and instructed to contact their countries’ embassies or consulates to obtain proper travel documentation; 2,427 were told to make booking arrangements for their departure, and 9,529 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.
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