Director of Operations and Traffic Control at the General Directorate of Traffic Lt-Col. Adel Ibrahim Al Dossari said that 578 illegal taxi drivers had been arrested and referred to the Public Prosecutor.
They face ten days jail terms and up to BD500 fines while the expatriates will be deported.
Al Dossari said that the department carries inspection campaigns to find those who provide transportation services without obtaining licences from the traffic authority and the Ministry of Transportation.

Source: BNA