Security campaigns have intensified against violators of charity collection regulations, according to sources at the Interior Ministry.

The official from the ministry added that teams are implementing a plan to arrest violators of charity regulations in the Kingdom. He explained that charity collectors work in various ways to obtain money illegally, whether it is through donations boxes or unlicensed kiosks in markets and public places.

The official spokesperson of the Riyadh Police Department, Maj. Fawwaz Al-Miman, said that the campaign tracks and observes those collecting donations without a permit in markets and public spaces on a daily basis. Al-Miman said that the campaign has resulted in the arrest of five people working in donation collection. The money was seized and all suspects were transferred to the relevant authorities for further investigation.

Some of the suspects were found using ATM cards to deposit the money donated to them by citizens, Al-Miman said. He further said that the campaign will resume to find those who violate the laws and work without the correct permits.

Meanwhile, the Islamic Affairs Ministry has banned donation-collecting kiosks in the markets and public locations. The decision was applied to all offices and charitable societies supervised by the ministry, with these parties requested to only receive contributions through their main offices.

Mohammed Al-Asiri, director general of the Saudi Charitable Society, said that charitable organizations are not allowed to collect donations without permits, warning that "any charitable organisation found violating the system will be punished with penalties that could amount to the reshuffling of its board members, as well as financial fines,” he warned.