Ministry of Interior arrests 10,842 expat violators in 1 week from 28th April to 4th May 2022

Ministry of Interior arrests 10,842 expat violators in 1 week from 28th April to 4th May 2022

The joint field inspections 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 over the Kingdom, during the period 28th April to 4th May 2022, leads to arrest 10,842 illegal expats.

1. The total number of violators caught during the inspections all over the Kingdom amounted to 10,842, of which 6,916 are the violators of residence law, 2,918 violators arrested for the border security regulations, while 1,008 illegal expats arrested for violating the Saudi Labor Law.

3. 9 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 84,915 of which 80,938 were men and 3,977 were women.

– 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.