Expats Arrested Over Fake Labels In Saudi Arabia
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Crime News
According to Saudi television, trade authorities in Saudi Arabia have arrested several expatriates suspected of altering the labels of home water pumps.
In a raid on a warehouse south of Riyadh, officials from the Ministry of Commerce confiscated around 40,000 fake products, Al Ekhbariya TV reported.
Mohammad Al Shehri, the field supervisor for the ministry's teams, said that the site was monitored, investigated, and raided.
In addition, the workers imported water pumps, then falsely claimed they were made in Italy by replacing country-of-origin labels.
According to the television, the products were often sold in residential areas to unsuspecting customers.
There was no mention of how many suspects were arrested in the raid.
24 Aug, 2022
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