Saudi Arabia arrests 13,265 illegal expats in 1 week from 7th to 13th April 2022
The joint field campaigns to follow up and control violators of the residency, work and border security regulations carried out by departments of security forces and Jawazat, which took place in all regions of the Kingdom, during the period from 7th April to 13th April 2022, leads to arrest 13,265 illegal expats.
1. The total number of violators caught during the inspections all over the Kingdom amounted to 13,265, of which 8,490 are the violators of residence law, 3,147 violators arrested for the border security regulations, while 1,628 illegal expats arrested for violating the Saudi Labor Law.
2. About 377 violators were arrested while trying to cross the border into the Kingdom, Of them 39% are Yemenis, 39% Ethiopians and 22% other nationalities, while 34 people were arrested while trying to cross the border out of the Kingdom. Trending : Begging in Saudi Arabia is Financial fraud and this is how it can be reported
3. Nine people were arrested who were involved in transporting, operating and providing shelters to the violators of residency, work and border regulations and covering them up.
4. The total number of violators, who are currently subject to punitive measures, accounted to 93,877 of which 88,070 are men and 5,807 are women.
5. Total of 81,853 violators were referred to their diplomatic missions to get travel documents for deportation, 2,707 were referred to complete their travel reservations and 12,261 violators were deported. Similar : Saudi Arabia condemns Israeli forces attack on Palestinians and Al-Aqsa
- The Ministry of Interior in Saudi Arabia confirmed that anyone who facilitates the entry of violators of the border security system into the Kingdom, or transports them within it, or provides them with shelter, or provides them with any assistance or service in any way will exposes them to below penalties.
- Imprisonment of up to 15 years, a fine of up to 1 million riyals, and seizure of the means of transportation and housing used for shelter, in addition to defaming it, and made it clear that this crime is one of the major crimes that require arrest, calling everyone to report any violation cases to the number 911 in the regions of Makkah and Riyadh, and 999 and 996 in all regions of the Kingdom. Join and Follow Saudi Expatriates channels
