MUSCAT : In a statement issued online, the CPA stated that the “Consumer Protection Department in South Batinah Governorate in Barka, in cooperation with the control team at the Department of Action to Combat Non-Smoked Tobacco, arrested expatriate workers trading and selling non-smoked chewing tobacco.”
Legal measures have been taken against the offenders, including the imposition of an administrative fine. They will, subsequently, be referred to the appropriate authorities for further action.

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