Consumer Protection Authority seizes over 13,000 counterfeit vehicle spare parts in Barka

Muscat: The Consumer Protection Department in South Al Batinah Governorate Barka, represented by the Inspection and Market Surveillance Section and in coordination with the Public Prosecution, raided a premises located in a residential area in Barka and apprehended expatriate workers involved in storing and selling counterfeit vehicle spare parts and supplying them to commercial establishments as genuine products.

The quantity of the seized items exceeded 13,000 pieces, including vehicle air filters and spark plugs, and were stored in premises not suitable for conducting such commercial activities.

Accordingly, the Authority initiated the necessary legal procedures and referred the case to the Public Prosecution, which secured a conviction against the defendants for the misdemeanour of circulating counterfeit and adulterated goods.

The Court imposed a fine of OMR 2,000, imprisonment for three months, permanent deportation from the Sultanate upon completion of the sentence, confiscation and destruction of the seized Items, and permanent closure of the company's activities.