Oman: Expat fined 2,000 riyals for chewing tobacco sale

Cairo: Omani authorities have fined an expatriate worker 2,000 riyals for illegal sale of chewing tobacco on health grounds, a local newspaper has reported.

The man, whose nationality was not disclosed, was recently arrested by the Consumer Protection Authority in the Barka state in northern Oman over the violation, Omani news portal Al Shabiba added.