4,000 illegals nabbed

This was stated yesterday by Mohammed Salem Al Khaili, Director-General of the Naturalisation and Residency Department in the Ministry of Interior (MoI).

Al Khaili said intensive inspections were launched by the Ministry of Labour, municipalities, police and other authorities concerned to nab illegal workers and residents who had stayed on after the expiry of amnesty deadline. He said people who hired workers or maids who were reported absconding by their sponsors would be considered as violators and they would face penalty, which could be one month in prison and fine up to Dh50,000.