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The General Department of Consumer Protection, Competition and Fraud Prevention gave an ultimatum to owners of the 59,402 litres of fake alcohol that were seized last Thursday to solve the problem by this Wednesday for face legal action. The department’s director-general Phan Oun told The Post that in the department’s campaign it cracked down on the sale of 64,178 litres of fake alcohol (methanol) and are holding it for further legal procedures. The 59,402 litres of fake alcohol found on Thursday is being held temporarily at the department’s Kandal provincial and Phnom Penh headquarters. Oun said: “The department seized 64,178 litres of fake alcohol. But it is difficult for this methanol substance to be kept, so we also contacted major petrol station owners. |
