المملكة: Jeddah Municipality closes two locations in Al-Khamra and destroys more than 3.7 tons of tobacco products
Anonymous tobacco inside Warehousesviolated, while the seized quantities were seized and destroyed, and regular procedures were completed against the violators.
The General Director of Monitoring and Treating Negative Phenomena, Yasser bin Siraj Bakhsh, explained that the field teams, with the participation of a number of relevant authorities, monitored two connected sites, one of which was a warehouse used as a factory for mixing and processing tobacco, where about 3,750 kilograms of materials intended for tobacco processing were seized. Includes unidentified tobacco and powder "Tambak" In addition to large quantities of salt added during mixing, in addition to containers ready for filling and preparation machines and tools.
He pointed out that the activity is run by illegal workers who carry out irregular manufacturing operations that affect the health and safety of the consumer.
Regular procedures
The other site also included a warehouse that was used for storage without the presence of workers inside, so it was closed and the approved legal measures were taken.
Bakhsh indicated that the campaign was implemented with the participation of the Ministry of Commerce, the Zakat, Tax and Customs Authority, the Food and Drug Authority, the Warehouse Control Department, Civil Defense, Field Control, and Ejada, as part of the Jeddah Municipality’s efforts to combat negative phenomena and limit activities that threaten consumer safety, calling for reporting any similar practices via the application. "“My Country” or the Unified Reports Center 940.
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