The Special Forces for Environmental Security arrested 53 violators of the environmental law (32 citizens, two Gulf citizens, 18 residents of Sudanese nationality and one resident of Indian nationality) who committed violations of grazing 1,251 camels and 230 heads of sheep in places where grazing is prohibited in the King Abdulaziz Royal Reserve and the King’s Reserve. Salman Royal, Imam Abdulaziz bin Muhammad Royal Reserve and Imam Turki bin Abdullah Royal Reserve.
The spokesman for the Special Forces for Environmental Security, Colonel Abdul Rahman Al-Otaibi, stated that the regular procedures were applied against the violators, stressing that the penalty for violating camel grazing is a fine of up to 500 riyals per body, and the penalty for grazing sheep is a fine of 200 riyals per head.
He urged the official spokesman to report any cases of assault on the environment or wildlife to the number (911) in the regions of Makkah Al-Mukarramah, Riyadh and the Eastern Province, and (999) and (996) in the rest of the Kingdom’s regions.
