The Ministry of Interior has announced that more than 16,000 law violators have been arrested in Saudi Arabia in the past week. So many people were arrested during the joint investigation conducted by various departments.
The ministry also stated that around 10,000 people were deported. Sixteen thousand three hundred violators of the law were caught in joint field inspections conducted by various departments in different parts of the country. More than 9,500 of those arrested are resident violators. In addition, more than 4,000 people were arrested for violating the Border Security Act and 2,479 people were arrested for violating the labor law. Last week, 520 people were arrested for trying to enter the country through the border. Of these, 36% are Yemeni nationals, 62% Ethiopians and 2% other nationalities.
Last week, 24 people were arrested for trying to cross the border illegally. In addition, 15 people were arrested for providing accommodation and travel assistance to violators of residence, employment and border security regulations. More than half a lakh violators who were arrested earlier are being followed up. The authorities also explained that following completing the punishment process, regarding ten thousand people were brought out of the country last week.