11 Yemeni teens seized as they try to infiltrate into kingdom

HAJJAH, May 29 (Saba) - Police at the border area of Haradh, Hajjah,
have prevented 11 yemeni teens aged, 9 -15, from illegal
infiltration into Saudi Arabia, the Interior Ministry has reported.

The teenagers were sent to a childhood protection center in Hajjah
until their parents are summoned to receive their sons.

No details about whether smugglers were helping the Yemeni
teenagers were given.

In April, the police arrested six persons, three women, while they
tried to smuggle three beggar children, aged 12, to Saudi lands.

The Haradh crossing is famous for illegal infiltration by Yemenis
into Saudi territories but in recent years, Yemen and Saudi
authorities have tightened control of the border to also impede
smuggling of drugs and the infiltration of terrorists.