Kuwait arrests 800 expats in security crackdown

Kuwaiti authorities have arrested 800 people for violating labour and residency laws.

In this latest security crackdown that took place in all six of the country's governates, police also arrested people in relation to drugs, alcohol and caught individuals who had received sentences in absentia or were reported absconding by their sponsors, the Times Kuwait reported on Saturday.

These arrests add to the huge number of foreign nationals who have been arrested this year in relation to labour law violations.