Saudi Arabia’s authorities have arrested 19,696 persons residing or trying to enter the Kingdom illegally in different inspection raids in all regions of the country during the last week. Saudi Ministry of Interior announced that the security forces in collaboration with the concerned government agencies carried out joint field security campaigns between November 14 and November 20 to made these arrests. Among those detained were 3,184 violators of the Labour Law, 5,176 those who violated the Border Security Law, while 11,336 were arrested for breaching the Residency Law. Additionally, 71 individuals were arrested while attempting to enter the Kingdom illegally. Meanwhile, 22 persons, who were involved in transporting, sheltering, and employing violators, were also arrested.

Source: Ethiopian News November 23, 2024 19:05 UTC