The Saudi Ministry of Interior confirmed that anyone who helps violators of the Kingdom’s border security system in any way exposes himself to penalties of up to 15 years in prison and a fine of up to one million riyals.
I resulted Joint field campaigns To follow up and control violators of the residency, work and border security regulations, which took place in all regions of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, 12,436 violators were arrested. For the residency system Between April 25th and May 1st.
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The joint field campaigns resulted in the following results:
- The total number of violators caught in joint security field campaigns in all regions of the Kingdom reached (19,662) violators, including (12,436) violators of the residency system, (4464) violators of the border security system, and (2762) violators of the labor system .
- The total number of people who were arrested while trying to cross the border into the Kingdom reached (1,233) people (31%) of whom were Yemeni nationals, (65%) Ethiopian nationalities, and (04%) other nationalities. Also, (96) people were arrested for trying to cross the border. Out of the Kingdom in an irregular manner.
- (9) were arrested involved in transporting, harboring, and employing violators of residency, work, and border security regulations, and covering up for them.
- The total number of people currently subject to regulations implementation procedures is (53,084) violating expatriates, including (48,583) men and (4,501) women.
- (44,524) violators were referred to their diplomatic missions to obtain travel documents, (2,952) violators were referred to complete their travel reservations, and (15,200) violators were deported.