MAKKAH: Authorities announced yesterday that 97 Saudis had been caught attempting to smuggle pilgrims who were not authorized to be in the Kingdom or did not carry Haj permits.
Passport Department spokesman Col. Abdullah Al-Orabi said these traffickers were caught at checkpoints leading into the holy cities. “The smugglers were trying to deliver overstayers with no legal status and Saudi citizens with no Haj permits to Makkah,” he said. The vehicles used to transport the pilgrims were confiscated and would be released only after the violators have paid the fine of SR10,000 apiece. The pilgrims who were in the Kingdom illegally face a possible SR10,000 fine, doing time in prison and deportation. read more........................
Passport Department spokesman Col. Abdullah Al-Orabi said these traffickers were caught at checkpoints leading into the holy cities. “The smugglers were trying to deliver overstayers with no legal status and Saudi citizens with no Haj permits to Makkah,” he said. The vehicles used to transport the pilgrims were confiscated and would be released only after the violators have paid the fine of SR10,000 apiece. The pilgrims who were in the Kingdom illegally face a possible SR10,000 fine, doing time in prison and deportation. read more........................
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