More than 500 people arrested in police crackdown

Thursday, June 20, 2019

More than 500 people were arrested during a police crackdown in Hawally and Farwaniya governorates.

Earleier, in a similar raid in the Capital and Ahmadi governorates, 232 people were detained from Ahmadi Industrial Area, Bneid AlGar and Sharq Industrial Area.

The security raid in Salmiya (Block 12)resulted in the arrest of 226 people and 296 people arrested in Jleeb Al-Shuyoukh for violations that included having expired visas, breaking the residency law, failure to produce documents and absconding among others, the interior ministry announced yesterday.

Security authorities are continuing crackdowns on areas with large populations of laborers and suspected illegal workers, the ministry added in a statement.

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