Riyadh: The border guard patrols arrested 165 people for trespassing the buffer zone at the Saudi frontiers. The arrested person were looking for mushrooms at Hafr Al-Baten, reported local Arabic daily Al-Riyadh.
The lawbreakers were referred to the Border Guard Legal Affairs Directorate to face legal action.
Earlier, authorities had issued a statement urging people not to trespass the 20-kilometre buffer zone at the border.
Anyone violating the law regarding entering the prohibited zone risk 30-month prison term and/or a fine of SR25,000.