المملكة: Arresting violators of the environmental law in the Riyadh and Medina regions

The forces explained that two equipment used for shoveling and transporting soil were seized.

Setting a fire

The Special Forces for Environmental Security arrested a citizen violating the environmental system, for not adhering to instructions and guidelines for preserving vegetation by setting fires in places other than those designated for them in the Tuwaiq Natural Reserve, and regular measures were applied against him.

The forces confirmed that the penalty for setting fires in places other than those designated for them in forests and national parks is a fine of up to (3,000) riyals.

The environmental security forces are urged to report any cases that represent an attack on the environment or wildlife on the number (911) in the regions of Makkah Al-Mukarramah, Medina, Riyadh, and Al-Sharqiyah, and (999) and (996) in the rest of the regions of the Kingdom, and all reports will be treated confidentially. Completely without any responsibility on the informant.