UAE’s security forces arrested Tuesday 40 infiltrators of different nationalities while they were trying to enter the Gulf state illegally, reported the official WAM news agency.
Since January, more than 1000 infiltrators have been arrested, said the agency, adding that most of them are Iranian and Afghan nationals.
The Gulf state is currently working to solve the problem of illegal immigrants that has been on the rise for the past five years, said the agency -- Albawaba.com