| 2 held for cement price manipulation |
By A Staff Reporter
MUSCAT Two Asians were caught red-handed while selling cement at exorbitant price in the Wilayat of Ibri on Tuesday.
The two expatriates were selling cement at the rate of RO2.900 per bag.
The arrest was made as part of a campaign run by the Ministry of Commerce and Industry against people manipulating prices.
ROP directly headed to the place after being notified and caught the two Asian expatriates red-handed.
The arrested men admitted their crime and were referred to the Prosecutor-General in order to start the legal proceedings against them.
With this, the number of the arrested people in the Wilayat of Ibri reached four.
In spite of the Ministry of Commerce and Industry’s continued inspections to check illegal trade practices and the arrests being made by the police, in addition to the authorities’ warning of stringent action against the violators, some traders and their aides have been ignoring the warnings and were selling cement at high prices.
The ministry has appealed to all citizens and expatriates to notify the Department of Consumer Protection abut such incidents by calling on phone numbers . 80078880 and 24817013.
Oman Tribune
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