Saudi Arabia’s Ministry of Inside stated that joint subject safety campaigns detained 18,836 individuals who violated residency, work, and border safety necessities in a single week.
The ministry defined that these inspection campaigns had been carried out in all areas of the Kingdom to watch and arrest violators. The campaigns, which ran from January 1, 2026, to January 7, 2026, yielded the next outcomes:
➤ Authorities arrested 1,741 individuals whereas making an attempt to enter the Kingdom illegally. Amongst them, 39% had been Yemenis, 60% had been Ethiopians, and 1% had been of different nationalities. As well as, 46 individuals had been arrested for making an attempt to go away the Kingdom illegally.
➤ Safety forces arrested 19 individuals for transporting, sheltering, using violators, or serving to them conceal and keep away from authorities.
➤ The entire variety of expatriates at present present process authorized procedures reached 29,823 violators, together with 28,220 males and 1,603 girls.
➤ Authorities referred 20,956 violators to their diplomatic missions to acquire journey paperwork. One other 5,201 violators had been despatched to finish journey bookings, and 10,195 violators had been deported.
The ministry labeled these crimes as main offenses, requiring arrest, and as violations of honor and belief. It urged the general public to report any violations by calling 911 within the areas of Makkah, Madinah, Riyadh, and the Japanese Province, and 999 or 996 in all different areas of the Kingdom.
