14,796 held for residency, labor, border violations
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14,796 violators of residency, labor and border security laws arrested in a week
RIYADH — Saudi security forces arrested a total of 14,796 illegal residents in a week. The arrests were made in joint inspections, carried out in collaboration with the relevant government agencies, during the period between Sept.3 and Sept. 9, the Ministry of Interior announced on Saturday. Those who were arrested include 7,504 violators of the Residency Law, 3,783 violators of the Border Security Law, and 3,509 violators of the Labor Law. The …
14,796 held for residency, labor, border violations
RIYADH: Saudi authorities arrested 14,796 people in one week for breaching residency, work and border security regulations. A total of 7,504 people were arrested for violations of residency laws, while 3,783 were held over illegal border crossing attempts, and a further 3,509 for labor-related issues. The report showed that among the 1,273 people arrested for trying to enter the Kingdom illegally, 55 percent were Ethiopian, 44 percent Yemeni, an…
:: Riyadh - Direct: joint field campaigns to monitor and control violations of the rules on residence, employment and border security in all regions of the Kingdom for the period 21/03-1448 AH 03/09/2026 to 27/03/1448 AH 09/09/2026 AH 14796 A.D.
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