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Department of Consumer Protection in South Al Sharkia recently managed through its office in Masirah to seize amount of non-smoked chewing tobacco and banned cigarettes exceeded 726 packets, which violate the decision no. (256 \ 2015) on ban the trading of chewing tobacco (non-smoked).
The details of the case summarized in: the management received a report from a citizen about founding expatriate labor sell non-smoked chewing tobacco in a sewing shop, so the judicial officers raided the shop and arrested the expatriate in his possession quantities of non-smoked chewing tobacco, where it was found hidden in lower drawers not clearly visible.
They also seized another shop for tobacco and cigarettes with a misdemeanor of selling banned cigarettes and non-smoked chewing tobacco, so the necessary legal procedures was taken against both violators, the first accused fined with the amount of (400) OMR and the second with the amount of (800) OMR and confiscated the seized materials.
The Public Authority for Consumer Protection stresses during these seizures its eagerness to retrieve the rights of consumers, defend them, and reduce negative practices that are harmful to the markets.
The details of the case summarized in: the management received a report from a citizen about founding expatriate labor sell non-smoked chewing tobacco in a sewing shop, so the judicial officers raided the shop and arrested the expatriate in his possession quantities of non-smoked chewing tobacco, where it was found hidden in lower drawers not clearly visible.
They also seized another shop for tobacco and cigarettes with a misdemeanor of selling banned cigarettes and non-smoked chewing tobacco, so the necessary legal procedures was taken against both violators, the first accused fined with the amount of (400) OMR and the second with the amount of (800) OMR and confiscated the seized materials.
The Public Authority for Consumer Protection stresses during these seizures its eagerness to retrieve the rights of consumers, defend them, and reduce negative practices that are harmful to the markets.