Saudi Gazette report
RIYADH — Saudi authorities have arrested 23,167 people throughout the Kingdom within the newest spherical of joint discipline campaigns focusing on violators of residency, labor, and border safety laws.
The operations have been carried out between July 10 and July 16, 2025 (corresponding to fifteen–21 Dhul Hijjah 1447 AH), in line with a press release by the Ministry of Inside.
Amongst these arrested have been 14,525 people in violation of residency laws, 5,511 for breaching border safety legal guidelines, and three,131 for labor legislation violations.
Throughout the identical interval, authorities intercepted 1,593 folks trying to cross into Saudi Arabia illegally. Of these, 69% have been Ethiopian nationals, 30% Yemenis, and 1% from different nationalities. One other 41 people have been caught trying to go away the Kingdom illegally.
The marketing campaign additionally led to the arrest of twenty-two folks accused of transporting, sheltering, or using violators, or aiding them in different methods.
At present, 16,441 people are present process authorized procedures—14,255 males and a couple of,186 ladies.
Authorities have referred 8,622 violators to their diplomatic missions to acquire journey paperwork, whereas 3,393 have been moved to finish their journey bookings. A complete of 10,587 people have already been deported.
The Ministry of Inside reiterated that anybody who facilitates the unlawful entry of people into the Kingdom, shelters or transports them, or presents help of any form, will face extreme penalties—together with as much as 15 years in jail, fines of as much as SR1 million, confiscation of automobiles and housing used within the crime, and public naming.
These offenses are labeled as main crimes that warrant detention and are thought-about violations of public belief and integrity. The general public is urged to report violations by way of 911 in Makkah, Riyadh, Japanese Province, and Madinah, or 999 and 996 in different areas.