RIYADH: Saudi Arabian law enforcement agencies have arrested overall 1,350 illegal residents including 27 proclaimed offenders during ongoing crackdowns in Riyadh’s city center.
The crackdowns against illegal expatriates were commenced following directions of Riyadh Governor Prince Khalid bin Bandar and Deputy Riyadh Governor Prince Turki bin Abdullah.
Pakistan, India and Bangladesh and Yemen nationals were amongst the arrested persons who reportedly had forged documents, were involved in criminal cases or had run away from their sponsors, media reports said.
The crackdown on illegal residents, which launched on last Wednesday, was a continuation of police raids that were earlier conducted to arrest 750 residents in the Thulaimi and Amal districts.
Police had also raided several shops and restaurants, where Egyptian, Indian, Sudanese and Pakistani workers were also apprehended.
One police official said that they had successfully arrested 6,500 illegal workers in earlier raids, including 150 fruit and vegetable vendors and Arab expat workers from Sudan and Egypt.
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