The Ministry of Commerce's recent crackdown resulted in the arrest of 13 illegal workers engaged in trading expired seafood, violating the Anti-Commercial Fraud Law.

Key Details of the Operation:

Inspection teams, in collaboration with various agencies, seized 264 tons of expired seafood, including fish, shrimp, crab sticks, and crabs.

The illegal workers falsified expiry dates on imported fish and shrimp products, repackaging them with new dates and falsely claiming local production for consumer sale.

Authorities closed the firm's headquarters and warehouse in Riyadh, with joint security teams involved in the operation.

Legal Actions and Consequences:

Arrested workers face legal proceedings under the Anti-Commercial Fraud Law and the Anti-Concealment Law, with confiscated items destroyed, supply chains halted, and distribution to sales outlets ceased.

Penalties under the law include imprisonment, fines up to SR1 million, publicizing convicts' names, deportation of illegal workers, and barring their return on work visas.

Commitment to Combatting Fraud:

The Ministry reaffirms its dedication to combating violations of the Anti-Commercial Fraud Law, ensuring strict enforcement and application of statutory penalties.