KUWAIT: Policemen check the documents of workers in their residence in Bneid Al-Gar yesterday. — KUNA

KUWAIT: As part of its ongoing security campaign to arrest lawbreakers, the Ministry of Interior raided Bneid Al-Gar, where it arrested 3,781 persons, a press statement by the ministry said yesterday. A strong show of force was carried out by ministry personnel in the area to prevent lawbreakers from fleeing, said the statement.

It stressed that all expat residents must carry with them at all times identification documents to avoid being arrested and potentially at some point being deported. Furthermore, it urged businesses, citizens and residents to ensure that those whom they hire for work have valid residency permits and not hire anyone without residency documentation or with an expired one to avoid legal accountability.

The Bneid Al-Gar raid also saw security personnel entering residences to check the documents of people living there. For the past two weeks, the interior ministry has launched major crackdowns in Jleeb Al-Shuyoukh and Industrial Ardiya, arresting thousands of residency violators. The current campaign is the second major crackdown on illegal expats and criminals since 2013, when thousands of people were summarily deported for residency violations and even traffic offenses. — Agencies