Pakistani arrested for transporting border security violators across King Fahd Causeway
RIYADH — Officials of the General Directorate of Passports at the King Fahd Causeway apprehended a Pakistani resident for transporting two Pakistani violators of the border security regulations in a vehicle crossing the causeway to the Eastern Province of Saudi Arabia.The spokesperson of the directorate said that the Pakistanis were referred to the Public Prosecution after completing the…
In Riyadh, officials from the General Directorate of Passports at the King Fahd Causeway have arrested a Pakistani national for allegedly transporting two Pakistani individuals who violated border security regulations across the causeway into Saudi Arabia's Eastern Province, according to a spokesperson for the directorate. The Pakistanis were handed over to the Public Prosecution following the completion of legal procedures against them.
The spokesperson emphasized that anyone involved in facilitating the entry of border security violators, transporting them within the Kingdom, providing shelter, or offering any form of assistance or service could face penalties of up to 15 years in prison and a fine of up to SR1 million. Additionally, the confiscation of the vehicle and accommodation used to shelter the violators, as well as the publication of their names in local media at their own expense, could be imposed.
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