The authorities in Saudi Arabia arrested more than 1.25 million people for violating residential, labour and border security regulations during the months-long clampdown.
The crackdown, which started on November 16 last year and ended on June 14, led to the arrest of 1,251,966 people in the joint security field campaign across Saudi, reported Arab News.
Those arrested included 931,069 violators of residential regulations, 218,897 for flouting labour laws and 102,000 violators of border security regulations.
Those who were arrested for attempting to cross the Saudi borders stood at 19,233 people – 54% of whom were Yemenis, 43 per cent Ethiopians, and 3 per cent from other nations.
790 people who tried to leave Saudi illegally were also arrested.
There were 2,167 people who were arrested for harbouring and transporting violators of labour and security border regulations, and 415 citizens were arrested for transporting and sheltering expatriates violating regulations.
Regulatory measures were taken against 388 citizens who were subsequently released.
The number of expatriates currently detained stands at 10,245, including 8,817 men and 1,428 women. Immediate penalties were imposed on 221,404 violators while 177,329 violators were referred to their respective diplomatic missions for travel documents and 327,034 were deported.