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RIYADH: A joint field campaign to monitor and apprehend violators of residency, work, and border-security laws in all regions of the Kingdom, carried out from June 20 to 26, has resulted in the arrests of 13,445 people.
Authorities apprehended 3,230 people for violating Saudi border-security regulations, and 1,452 others for violating the Kingdom’s work rules.
According to officials, 1,063 people were caught trying to enter the Kingdom illegally, of whom 36 percent were from Yemen, 62 percent from Ethiopia, and 2 percent from other countries. Another 66 people were caught trying to leave the Kingdom illegally during the campaign.
One person was also arrested for aiding and abetting individuals who violated residency, work, and border-security regulations, as well as concealing their actions.