RIYADH: The Ministry of Interior recorded 21,320 violations of different stature in Saudi Arabia between March 5-11, with 15,339 related to residency, 3,687 to border security and 2,294 to labor laws.
Border authorities apprehended 1,683 people attempting to cross into the Kingdom illegally, including 36 percent Yemenis, 62 percent Ethiopians and 2 percent from other nationalities.
They also arrested 72 people for attempting to leave the Kingdom illegally.
A total of 22 people involved in transporting, sheltering and employing violators were arrested.
About 14,363 people were detained for violating the regulations and were instructed to contact their countries’ embassies or consulates to obtain proper travel documents. In addition, 2,206 were advised to make travel arrangements and 8,104 were repatriated.
