They had violated immigration laws after smuggling themselves into the Kingdom, according to department sources.

The Passport Department’s monitoring and search unit were secretly monitoring their movements after receiving a tip-off from local residents. Acting on the directives of director Brig. Gen. Turki Al Harbi, patrol units caught them in an early morning swoop on their home.

Spokesman for Tabuk’s Passport Department Maj. Mansour Al-Nasir also urged Saudis and expatriates to extend full cooperation to the police and passport officials to catch illegal residents and overstayers in the Kingdom.

They can contact the authorities by phone (992) or approach them in person, he said.