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Two arrested for selling banned tobacco in Oman

The Consumer Protection Authority in Al Dhahirah Governorate apprehended two expatriate workers for trading and selling prohibited tobacco in a residential area

TAS News Service

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Wednesday, August 9, 2023

Muscat – The two workers were in possession of prohibited tobacco, which they were selling in a residential area in the Wilayat of Ibri.
The CPA noted that this violated the Consumer Protection Law and the amended by Resolution No. 206/2023 banning the circulation of chewed (non-smoked) tobacco in any form and under any name.
Accordingly, necessary legal measures were taken against violators.

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