More than 4,200 illegal workers in Dubai arrested

Dubai: The Dubai Municipality has nabbed 4,200 illegal workers including beggars, street vendors, butchers and car washers last year, said a senior official.

Municipality inspectors also seized some 78,765 pirated pornographic films in addition to carts for vegetables and alcoholic drink bottles.

The operation was conducted with the cooperation of the Dubai Police and the Department of Residence and Foreigners Affairs in Dubai.

Engineer Obaid Ebrahim Al Marzouqi, Head of Markets Section, said: "We have a dedicated team working around the clock to catch offenders."

Al Marzouqi said that the number of illegal vendors and beggars in the emirate increased during Ramadan.