Ministry of Commerce: Arrest of a person impersonating a consumer protection agent and blackmailing merchants. Sahara Media.

The Ministry of Commerce and Tourism announced that it had detected a case of impersonation of consumer protection agents in the Tiaret district by a person who presented himself to merchants in this capacity, extorting money under the guise of extortion. The ministry said in a statement that the individual involved had been arrested and is being dealt with in accordance with the law. The ministry warned of the seriousness of such behavior, call…