Four foreign men were arrested for overstaying their visas, ranging from 234 days to over five years, during random inspections on Wednesday morning.
Immigration officers conducted passport checks at locations where overstayers were likely to be staying as part of “Operation X-ray,” aimed at catching visa offenders.
The arrested individuals included two Egyptians, one Pakistani, and one Russian:
- Mohamed, an Egyptian, had overstayed for 1,898 days.
- Zubair, a Pakistani, had overstayed for 1,734 days.
- Haitham, an Egyptian, had overstayed for 234 days.
- Dmitrii, a Russian, had overstayed for 413 days.
Their full names were not released.
All four were charged and handed over to local police for legal processing.
Additionally, the owners of the places where the men were staying were fined for not reporting the presence of foreigners within 24 hours of their arrival, as required under Section 38 of the Immigration Act.
