7 arrested over Makkah firewood stash

Members of the Saudi Special Forces for Environmental Security have arrested four Sudanese and three Egyptians in Makkah on suspicion of illegally storing local firewood and charcoal.

The penalty for transporting, selling, and storing such materials is SR16,000 ($4,260) per cubic meter.

Separately, security patrols in the Qassim region seized a large amount of firewood stored at a site in Buraidah city.