Kingdom arrests 20,688 illegals in one week

Riad: Saudi authorities arrested 20,688 people in a week for violating residence regulations, work and border security, the Saudi press agency reported on Saturday. A total of 12,372 people were arrested for violations of residence laws, while 4,750 were heroes in illegal border crossing and another 3,566 for work related to work. The report showed that among the 1,264 people arrested for trying to enter the kingdom illegally, 61 percent were Ethiopians, 36 percent Yemenis and 3 percent were of other nationalities.