Kingdom arrests 14,133 in one week for breaching visa rules

RIYADH, 04 December 2022, (TON): According to an official report “Saudi authorities arrested 14,133 people in one week for breaching residency, work and border security regulations.”

From Nov. 24 to 30, a total of 8,148 people were arrested for violations of residency rules, while 3,859 were held over illegal border crossing attempts, and a further 2,126 for labor-related issues.

The report showed that among the 377 people arrested for trying to enter the Kingdom illegally, 51 percent were Yemeni, 37 percent Ethiopian, and 12 percent were of other nationalities.

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