More than 3.7 million held for residency, border violations across KSA

According to a report, over 3.7 million people were arrested in Saudi Arabia for breaking residency, work, and border security rules.

According to a report by the Saudi Press Agency on Saturday, since the start of the campaign in November 2017, there have been a total of 3,714,418 offenders, with 2,899,318 of them violating residency regulations, 572,573 for labour violations, and 242,527 for border violations.

The Saudi Press Agency reported on Saturday that, since the campaign began in November 2017, there have been a total of 3,714,418 offenders, with the majority of them, 2,899,318, violating residency regulations, while 572,573 were charged with labour violations and 242,527 were charged with border violations.

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The authorities were very active in arresting people who tried to cross the border into neighboring countries, with a total of 2,718 arrests, and they were equally vigilant in apprehending those who were involved in transporting and harboring the violators, with a total of 4,139 arrests. A total of 1,543 citizens from Saudi Arabia have been arrested for their involvement in harboring violators against local laws. Out of the number of individuals, which is not specified, 86 are currently detained while waiting for the necessary procedures to be completed.

15,556 offenders are subject to procedures, with men making up the majority at 13,306 while women account for 2,250.

The authorities imposed immediate penalties on 521,252 offenders as soon as they were caught.