JEDDAH — The passports police detained a total 44,978 violators of residence and labor laws throughout the Kingdom over the last month. Director of the Passports Department (Jawazat) in Makkah Province Maj. Gen. Khalafallah Bin Obaidullah Al-Tuwairqi said 14,768 were apprehended in Jeddah. He said various punishments, including imprisonment and fines, were issued against a number of Saudis who accommodated or covered up the violators. A pre-dawn crackdown in various districts in Jeddah on Wednesday resulted in the arrests of 312 violators, including a number of expatriates who were wanted in connection with criminal offenses.