المملكة: With a penalty of up to 100 thousand riyals… arresting violators of the environmental law

The Special Forces for Environmental Security arrested two citizens violating the environmental system, for committing two violations of cutting fences and entering a reserve without a license in the Imam Turki bin Abdullah Royal Reserve. Legal procedures were applied against them and they were referred to the competent authority.
The Special Forces of Environmental Security also arrested an Indian resident in violation of the environmental regulations, for transporting (3) cubic meters of local firewood in the Medina area. Regular procedures were applied against him, and the seized quantities were handed over to the competent authority.
The forces explained that the penalty for transporting local firewood and charcoal reaches (16,000) riyals per cubic meter, and the penalty for cutting or damaging the fences of protected areas reaches (100,000) riyals, with the violator obligated to treat the damages and pay compensation, and the penalty for violating entering protected areas without a license is a fine (5,000). (SAR), urging you to report any cases that represent an attack on the environment or wildlife on the number (911) in the areas of Mecca. Al-Mukarramah, Riyadh, and Al-Sharqiya, and (999) and (996) in the rest of the Kingdom’s regions.