Labors were detected repacking electric items acquired from the remaining of a burned warehouse on purpose of reselling them
MCI continued its inspection on the imitative electrical appliances stores, where four warehouses were closed in Dammam and Al-Ahsa , 900 thousand of electric counterfeit and imitative pieces contrary to the Saudi Standards and Specifications were detected and confiscated, the owners were summoned for investigation and taking the necessary statutory action against them.
This comes in the context of extensive field rounds carried out by MCI inspection teams on all goods and products offered for sale in various Regions of the Kingdom, of which are the electrical appliances including the counterfeit and imitative electric connections and plugs which may be of serious risk to users especially the pilgrims .
The confiscated items included 700 thousand counterfeit and imitative electric pieces contrary to the Saudi Standards and Specifications , in addition to 200 thousand pieces found from the remaining of a burned warehouse, where the workers were cleaning and repackaging them in order to be marketed and sold to the consumers .
MCI has recently implemented a comprehensive campaigns on the markets through its branches in the Regions of the Kingdom to confiscate imitative electric items, where large quantities of adulterated and counterfeit items were seized and destroyed, with the closure of the violated shops and those involved were summoned for investigation .
The Ministry aims of its campaign to limit the sale of counterfeit and adulterated electric and electronic appliances which represent a serious risk to the life of the consumer, and to detect the fraud methods on the consumer.
The Ministry stresses that it will not tolerate with those promoting fake or counterfeit goods , particularly the ones threaten the health and safety of the consumer and it will apply the necessary statutory action against them.
MCI also confirms that it will continue the inspection tours on markets, warehouses, shops, factories and all commercial establishments to make sure of their regular works.
MCI calls on all the consumers to report cases of fraud and counterfeiting through the Report Center in the Ministry on the phone No. 800 124 1616.