In a joint effort to enforce residence, labor, and border security regulations, Saudi Arabia’s field campaigns have successfully apprehended 17,896 violators.
Among them, 10,874 individuals violated residence regulations, 4,123 breached border security laws, and 2,899 contravened labor laws.
According to the Saudi Interior Ministry’s statement, a total of 937 individuals were apprehended while attempting to enter the kingdom, with 29% Yemeni nationals, 69% Ethiopians, and 2% of other nationalities. Additionally, 48 individuals were detained for attempting to leave the kingdom illegally.
The Interior Ministry also apprehended seven individuals involved in transporting, accommodating, and employing those who violated residence, labor, and border security regulations, or aided them in concealing their violations.
Currently, 56,686 violators, including 51,445 men and 5,241 women, are undergoing legal procedures for violating these regulations.
Of them, 49,721 violators have been referred to their respective diplomatic missions to obtain travel documents, 1,789 violators have been referred for completing their travel reservations, and 10,096 violators have been deported.
The Saudi Ministry of Interior emphasizes that anyone facilitating the entry, transportation, accommodation, or provision of assistance or services to border security violators could face penalties of up to 15 years in prison, a fine of up to one million Saudi Riyals, confiscation of the means of transportation and accommodation used for sheltering violators, and public shaming.
It is important to note that this crime is considered a serious offense that warrants arrest, compromising honor and trust.
Citizens and residents are urged to report any violations by calling 911 in the regions of Makkah, Riyadh, and the Eastern Province, and 999 or 996 in the rest of the kingdom.
