23 foreigners arrested trying to enter Oman illegally

Muscat: The Royal Oman Police (ROP), has arrested 23 foreigners for attempting to enter the Sultanate of Oman illegally.

"The Coast Guard Police in North Al Batinah Governorate were able to seize a boat carrying 23 infiltrators of Asian nationalities while they were trying to enter the country illegally. The legal procedures were completed against them," ROP said in a statement.