Driver arrested in Rustaq for human smuggling: ROP

The police in South Al Batinah Governorate arrested a vehicle driver in the Wilayat of Rustaq for transporting 15 infiltrators of African nationality in an attempt to conceal them from security authorities and facilitate their transport to work sites.
According to ROP, the act constitutes a violation of the law and contradicts social responsibility in maintaining public order, as it clearly breaches the Labor Law and the Foreigners’ Residence Law.
Legal procedures are being completed against them.