Saudi authorities arrest 14,154 illegals in one week

RIYADH: Saudi authorities arrested 14,970 people in one week for breaching residency, work and border security regulation. A total of 7,103 people were arrested for violations of residency laws, while 3,654 were held over illegal border crossing attempts, and a further 3,397 for labor-related issues. The report showed that among the 1,418 people arrested for trying to enter the Kingdom illegally, 54 percent were Ethiopian, 45 percent Yemeni, and 1 percent were of other nationalities.

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