Border guards in the Eastern Region arrested some 11,000 infiltrators, mostly Asians who were trying to infiltrate the Kingdom’s borders local media said quoting a report.

The report, issued by the Eastern Region Border Guard Command, said the sea patrol corps also seized 84 boats for a number of irregularities.

In other news, rescue and search teams of the Eastern Region Border Guard Command saved 20 persons of different age groups from drowning.

These people were swimming in a prohibited zone, Command Captain Omer Al-Aklabi, who is the spokesman for the Border Guards, said.

He said the drop in the number of persons facing drowning risks is attributed to efforts exerted by the border guards in addition to awareness campaigns targeted at visitors to the beaches.

The Eastern Region Border Guard is making all efforts to establish the concept of staying safe on the beaches.

This is besidesorganizing lectures at schools and participation in the relevant events, he said.