*Residents in Dammam and Alkhobar, popularly k**wn as Sharqawis, complained of widespread fraud at local seafood markets and restaurants, claiming retailers have been importing fish from outside the Kingdom, marketing supplies as local, and selling them at inflated prices. They called on the municipality to exert more control over the markets and apply sanctions against violators as per regulations. "Retailers display fish at unjustifiable prices," explained Khaled Al-Dosari, a resident of Alkhobar.
02-01-2015, 03:24 AM
Fraud, manipulation at fish market irk Sharqawis
*Residents in Dammam and Alkhobar, popularly k**wn as Sharqawis, complained of widespread fraud at local seafood markets and restaurants, claiming retailers have been importing fish from outside the Kingdom, marketing supplies as local, and selling them at inflated prices. They called on the municipality to exert more control over the markets and apply sanctions against violators as per regulations. "Retailers display fish at unjustifiable prices," explained Khaled Al-Dosari, a resident of Alkhobar.
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