In renewed crackdowns on illegal immigrants, police in Al-Tawal raided numerous places of residence and market areas on Monday, arresting in the process 70 men, women and children of Yemeni nationality. Officials said that the detained were deported (...)
Customs officers seized 40 kg of hashish hidden in the reserve petrol tank of a vehicle attempting to enter the Kingdom through the southern border crossing point at Al-Tawal on Friday. Officials said that they had also seized two weeks earlier a (...)
The Commission for the Promotion of Virtue and Prevention of Vice (Hai'a) arrested an unmarried couple as well as numerous illegal immigrants in raids conducted over Saturday and Sunday on furnished apartments in Al-Tawal. The young man was arrested (...)
A vehicle stopped by police after a pursuit near the town of Samita Thursday was found to be carrying one-and-a-quarter tons of qat. The driver had attempted to flee from authorities in the area but was impeded by the weight of his cargo, which was (...)
