The Ministry of Interior conducted inspection campaigns in the Kingdom between October 17 to October 23 to ensure compliance with residency, labor and border security laws.The inspections yielded the following results:Across the Kingdom, 20,896 violations were recorded: 11,930 of residency, 5,649 of border security, and 3,317 of labor laws.Attempting to cross the border into the Kingdom illegally were 1,374 individuals, of whom 43% were Yemenis, 55% Ethiopians, and 02% of other nationalities; 107 people were arrested for attempting to leave the Kingdom illegally.Twenty-four people involved in transporting, sheltering, and employing violators were arrested.A total of 16,653 expatriates (14,726 men and 1,927 women) are currently undergoing procedures for enforcing regulations.Eight thousand, two hundred and fifty-one were detained for violating laws and instructed to contact their countries' embassies or consulates to obtain proper travel documentation; 2,626 were told to make booking arrangements f or their departure, and 11,774 were repatriated.The Ministry of Interior has warned that any person who facilitates the illegal entry of individuals into the Kingdom, transports them on its territory, provides them with shelter or any other assistance or service may be penalized with up to 15 years in prison and a fine of up to SAR1 million, and that the vehicles used for transport or houses used for shelter may be confiscated.The ministry stressed that such acts are major crimes that warrant arrest. It also urges people to report any violations by calling 911 in the Makkah, Riyadh, and Eastern regions, and 999 and 996 in the rest of the Kingdom.Source: Saudi Press Agency