That number included 9,969 violators of residency laws, 4,676 violators of border-security regulations, and 1,920 violators of labor laws.
A total of 1,244 individuals were caught attempting to enter the Kingdom illegally, of whom 37 percent were Yemeni, 60 percent were Ethiopian, and 3 percent were of other nationalities.
Additionally, 63 individuals were caught attempting to exit the Kingdom illegally.
Three individuals were apprehended for involvement in transporting, harboring, and employing violators, as well as covering up for them.
A total of 20,780 violators — 19,396 men and 1,384 women — are currently being processed by the relevant authorities, while 12,219 violators have been referred to their diplomatic missions to obtain travel documents.
A further 2,931 violators have been ordered to finalize their travel arrangements, while 9,663 have so far been deported.
Inspection raids were carried out through joint field security campaigns to arrest violators of residency, labor and border security laws across the Kingdom.
The raid campaign, from June 13-19, led to the arrest of 10,917 violators, including 6,969 arrests related to residency law, 2,967 related to border security, and 981 related to labor law.
The total number of people arrested while trying to cross the border into the Kingdom reached 1,100, of whom 26 percent were Yemeni nationals, 72 percent were Ethiopian nationals, and 2 percent belonged to other nationalities.
In addition, 44 people were arrested while attempting to illegally cross the border out of Saudi Arabia.
One person was arrested for transporting, harboring, employing and covering up for violators of residency, work and border security regulations.
