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Raids against illegal migration took place in Saudi Arabia

The Ministry of Interior of Saudi Arabia announced that during the raids, persons who violated the rules of residence, labor laws and the border were arrested in different regions of the kingdom. A total of 20,778 people were arrested from October 31 to November 6.

The results showed that 11,523 of those arrested violated the rules of being in the country, 5,711 violated the rules of crossing the border, and 3,544 violated the labor law.

1,569 people tried to cross the border of Saudi Arabia illegally, of which 24% were from Yemen, 73% from Ethiopia and 3% from other countries. 63 people who tried to cross the border in the opposite direction were also arrested.

Also, during the raids, 15 people were arrested who were involved in transporting, sheltering, employing or helping violators.

A total of 20,363 persons were brought to administrative responsibility, of which 17,915 were men and 2,448 were women. As part of the raids, 12,138 violators were sent to diplomatic missions to issue travel documents, 3,128 to book flights, and 9,254 were deported.

Providing any assistance, including transportation, housing or other assistance to violators of border security regulations of the Ministry of Internal Affairs is punishable by up to 15 years in prison, a fine of up to one million rials, confiscation of vehicles and vehicles, confiscation of housing and vehicles , emphasized that it will be publicly shamed.

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