Over 6,000 overstayers rounded up

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Sun, 2001-11-25 03:00

JEDDAH, 25 November — The Passports Department in Asir arrested 6,118 violators of residence regulations last month, Al-Jazeerah newspaper reported yesterday. Over 370 of them were arrested while begging, said Col. Saad Ahmad Ziyad, director of the department in the region. The official also appealed to both the citizens and residents to cooperate in its efforts to curb the practice of overstaying.

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