New Delhi, June 14 -- Saudi Arabia has arrested 10,725 people in a single week for violating residency, labour, and border security regulations, the General Directorate of Passports announced, in one of the Kingdom's largest recent enforcement operations as Riyadh intensifies its crackdown on illegal residents and undocumented migrant workers.

Of the total detained, 5,899 were arrested for violations of residency laws under the Iqama permit system, 1,742 for labour-related offences, and 3,084 for illegal border crossing attempts, according to Arab News. Among those apprehended for attempting to enter the Kingdom illegally, 55 percent were Ethiopian nationals, 43 percent were Yemeni, and 2 percent were from other countries.

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