Saudi Arabia’s patrols of its borders seem are becoming increasingly effective, Asharq Alawsat reports. Most of the illegal entry and smuggling is coming from Yemen, into the Jizan province of Saudi Arabia. The article notes that over 7,000 ‘livestock’ were attempted to be smuggled into the country—along with drugs, alcohol, weapons, and explosives—but doesn’t explain this further. I’m assuming that this means that the animals were being brought in to avoid veterinary health checks.

Saudi Authorities Arrest Over 65,000 Illegal Immigrants
in Three Months
Yosuf Al-Hamadi

Riyadh, Asharq Al-Awsat- The Saudi Security apparatus has revealed that it has arrested over 65,000 illegal immigrants and 1,084 smugglers attempting to illegally enter Saudi Arabia during the second quarter of 2008. Items seized by the Saudi Security apparatus include weapons, ammunition, bomb components, dynamite, as well as large quantities of hashish and other illegal substances.

Director of the Border Guard, Major General Zamim Bin Juwaibir al-Sawwat informed Asharq Al-Awsat that the large number of illegal immigrants arrested in such a short period of time is evidence of the Border Guard’s vigilance against attempts to unlawfully gain entry onto Saudi Arabian soil. General al-Sawwat also revealed that Second Deputy Prime Minister Prince Naif Bin Abdulaziz had signed a contract with the European Aeronautic Defense and Space Company [EADS] to build a security fence along Saudi Arabian borders, using the latest security technology to bolster the already high-level of security present in the country.
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