Muscat: The authorities in Oman continued their crackdown against the illegal expatriate work force in the country by extending the dragnet to the interior region this week.
“227 foreigners have been arrested during a raid at a number of locations in historic Nizwa town.
90 of those arrested had entered Oman illegally while 137 had violated the country’s residency laws.
The senior police officer added that the raid was carried out with the cooperation of the Attorney General’s office and the Manpower Ministry.
According to the region’s police chief, the raiding party discovered a number of crimes committed by the accused arrested for illegal stay. “A number of arrested illegal residents were involved in theft of electric cables, bootlegging as well as smuggling of unlicensed tobacco products and cigarettes.
“These illegal residents leave a huge negative impact on our society”, Brigadier General Al Hajry said, stressing the need for every citizen and resident to notify authorities if they come to know about the presence of any illegal resident in the country.
“Our efforts to root them out will be relentless,” he stressed and pointed out that those found to be harbouring these illegals will also face action.
“The raids against the illegal residents and infiltrators is an ongoing operation and could be intensified in future,” he hinted.
He urged everyone to report illegal residents to police by calling the emergency number 9999.
On Saturday, the Royal Oman Police deported 600 Pakistanis. All the 600 were caught for entering Oman illegally. A large number of poor Pakistanis and Afghans pay money to human traffickers to enter Oman illegally by taking advantage of the long coastline of the country, especially in the north.
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