Israel Iran mafia flood Saudi market with fakes

(MENAFN- Arab News) Substandard and fake products worth billions of dollars are being dumped in the kingdom by mafias in israel and iran said abdul rahman al-zamil president of the council of saudi chambers (csc).

al-zamil urged the cooperation of saudis and expats to prevent such products from entering the market.

“you can see such products everywhere and most of these products come from israel and iran with the support of mafias” al-zamil told arab news.

he urged expats to be cautious of such products. “ignorant consumers purchase these products only to bin them after two or three days.”

al-zamil a prominent businessman and a former deputy minister of commerce commended officials at the ministry of commerce and industry for inspecting markets to remove such products. he advised members of the public to inform the ministry when they come across such fake products.

“the ministry alone will not be able to solve this problem” the csc chief said adding that such fake products are marketed even in the us. “they smuggle these goods to countries like drugs” he said.

“we can say israel is the main source of such substandard products” al-zamil said who added that israeli mafias sell such products in egypt jordan and syria. the jebel ali free zone is also used to re-export fake products to the kingdom he said. “we can get rid of these products only through the vigilance of ministry officials and public awareness.”

al-zamil who is also chairman of the riyadh chamber of commerce and industry said foreign companies involved in corruptive practices would not be able to stay long in the kingdom as they would be subject to punishment sooner or later.

“i feel relieved to witness the tough stance society members have taken against corruption” he said.