PAPUAN PEOPLE – Security police in Mecca, Saudi Arabia arrested three Indonesian citizens (WNI).
The three people who were arrested in a room are suspected of having committed fraud by placing advertisements containing inappropriate information and illegal or unofficial Hajj services.
The raid process, which was uploaded to the X @security_gov account on Wednesday, April 29 2026, shows several police cars arriving and immediately rushing into the room.
Confiscate a number of Evidence
In the 48 second video, Makkah security also confiscated a number of items as evidence.
Some of what was confiscated included commuting equipment, fake Hajj identity cards and cash.
A number of cash in Rupiah was found in the drawer and several bundles were seen, ranging from IDR 2,000 to IDR 10,000 denominations.
“They have been detained and legal procedures have been taken and then referred to the Public Prosecution,” wrote the statement in another post, quoted on Thursday, April 30 2026.
The video also shows the moment the authorities led away a person wearing a brown uniform with a red and white flag badge.
Asking all citizens living in Saudi Arabia to obey the rules
Furthermore, the police also appealed to everyone to comply with the Hajj regulations and instructions, and immediately report any violations to official officials from the Kingdom.
This Hajj operational season in 2026, the Ministry of Home Affairs of Saudi Arabia has issued a fine of SAR 20,000 or around IDR 92 million for those who violate it by carrying out the Hajj without official permission.
These rules also apply to visit visa holders who enter or stay in Mecca or holy places from April 18 to May 31 2026.
Meanwhile, those who apply for a visit visa and perform the Hajj without official permission, enter and stay in Mecca, or visit holy places will also be subject to a fine of SAR 100,000 or around IDR 463 million in the same period.
Sanctions and Fines for Smuggling Agents
Meanwhile, those responsible for smuggling visit visa holders to Mecca and hiding them so they can go on the Hajj and to holy places will be fined SAR 100,000 or IDR 463 million.
Other witnesses, infiltrators and visa violators, will be deported and blacklisted to be banned from Saudi Arabia for 10 years.
Official permits for prospective pilgrims are those who have a Hajj Nusuk Card as identity and access to enter the Grand Mosque and holy places during the Hajj.
