Yemen, Saudi cooperation to combat children smuggling [Archives:2005/850/Local News]

SANAA, June 07 (Nas Press) ) Yemen and Saudi authorities have agreed to cooperate against smuggling of Yemeni children across the Saudi border. The Saudi daily al-Wattan said Saudi security authorities “have forged a thorough plan to make and end to human trade smuggling gangs across the border with Yemen and to fight the exploitations of women and children used by begging gangs in nine governorates.” Saudi Border Security Commander Colonel Abrahim al-Santalli said “the plan is being implemented with cooperation between the Saudi and Yemeni authorities,” adding “security cooperation agreements with Yemen stipulate that Saudi authorities hand over Yemeni children who are found with begging gangs so they can be returned to their parents in Yemen.” He stressed “combating the dangers of children and women smuggling gangs is backed up by border security forces,” adding “border security arrested 39,868 beggars including women and children in the past 30 days, and 199 smugglers were arrested along with 175 cars and an attempt to smuggle 17,868 bullets, 11 pieces of weapons, 2,500 dynamites, 2,400 primacord used in initiating dynamite explosions was foiled.” He disclosed “381 thousand Kg of Qat was confiscated, 40Kg of hashish, and 120 gallons of alcohol, 4609 heads of cattle and 403 thousand types of food were confiscated as well.”
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