Ibrahim Alawi Okaz/Saudi Gazette JEDDAH — The police and other security bodies had conducted 192 campaigns during the last Hijra year, in which 27,033 residency violators and wanted criminals were apprehended. In addition to the regular campaigns, the police acted on a number of tip offs from residents of violators and suspicious persons. The cases were primarily for theft, selling liquor, forgery, impersonating, embezzlement, beggary, and residency violators. Undercover police personnel monitor beggars to determine where they live. Their hideouts are then stormed and they are detained. Jeddah Police chief Maj. Gen. Ali Al-Ghamdi said that the police have achieved unprecedented success in apprehending offenders, and that security campaigns are continuing with the cooperation of the public.
