SaudiUpdated November 7

Jazan patrols arrest citizen transporting eight Border Security Law violators.

Security Regiments patrols in Al-Dair governorate, Jazan, arrested a citizen for transporting eight people described as violating the Border Security Law, the Saudi Press Agency reported. The eight were taken into custody and referred to the competent authority; the citizen was referred to the Public Prosecution. The Ministry of Interior’s Agency for Security Regiments Affairs said facilitating the entry of people violating the law into the Kingdom, transporting or sheltering them, or providing assistance or services may carry up to 15 years in prison and a fine of up to SR1 million. The penalties may also include confiscation of the vehicle and accommodation used for sheltering, as well as public naming. The agency described the offense as a major crime warranting detention. It said reports are handled confidentially and directed the public to call 911 in Makkah, Madinah, Riyadh and the Eastern Province, or 999 and 996 elsewhere in the Kingdom.

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