3 expat women arrested for prostitution in a Riyadh hotel

Saudi Gazette report

RIYADH — Three expatriate women were arrested for engaging in prostitution at a hotel in the Riyadh city. The arrests were made during a security raid, carried out by the Riyadh region police, in coordination with the General Department for Community Security and Combating Human Trafficking Crimes.

The police said that the arrested women were referred to the Public Prosecution after taking the necessary legal procedures against them.

Since its establishment on Feb. 13, the General Department for Community Security and Combating Human Trafficking Crimes under the Ministry of Interior, in cooperation with police forces in various regions and governorates across the Kingdom, has launched a massive campaign. This campaign is aimed at combating immoral acts in all their forms, especially in hotels and massage centers, and referred those involved in such immoral acts to the Public Prosecution.