Fire at recycling yard

DAMMAM — A paper and plastic recycling yard in Sayhat City caught fire on Sunday. Eastern Province Civil Defense spokesman, Col. Mansour Al-Dowsary, said they received reports of a fire in a yard for paper and plastic recycling. The Civil Defense extinguished the fire with help from the Red Crescent, the local water company and the municipality. The cause of the fire is still under investigation. The yard had a sign from the municipality declaring that it violated the municipality’s regulations. Gunfire in Al-Awamiyah DAMMAM — A man was injured by gunfire on the outskirts of Al-Awamiyah City on Sunday. Eastern Province Police spokesman, Col. Ziyad Al-Raqiti, said shots were fired around 10:30 a.m. on Sunday in Qatif Governorate. The man, in his 40s, was injured in his thigh. The police arrested the shooters and forwarded the case to the pertinent authority. 26 arrested for drugs, party RIYADH — Twenty-six people were arrested for drug use after police discovered them posting about consuming drugs on social media. Riyadh Anti-Drugs Committee reported on Monday that 13 men and 13 women had been arrested for taking drugs. The group of young men and women had posted on Snapchat about a two-day party where they were using drugs. The committee tracked down the young men and women and took them into custody. Three arrested over robberies HAIL — The police arrested three men accused of carrying out multiple robberies. Hail Police official spokesman, Capt. Sami Al-Shammary, said the police arrested three men in their 20s who had stolen SR20,000 from three different stores. The thieves confessed to the robberies and the case was forwarded to the pertinent authority. Saudi charged over fake Kuwaiti ID DAMMAM — A Saudi man was sentenced to prison and fined on Saturday for forging a Kuwaiti National ID. Kuwaiti Penal Court sentenced the man to seven years in prison for forging an official document. He was also required to return KWD24,000 in wages that he received from a public job post in Kuwait and was also fined KWD48,000. The man was working for the Kuwaiti Ministry of Justice in an administrative position. A number of other Saudi citizens and non-Kuwaitis were also arrested and charged for similar crimes.