The Inspectory department of the Ministry of Commerce and Industry confiscated and destroyed 1,050 metric tons of noxious rice in Monrovia over the weekend.
The 1,050 metric tons of unwholesome rice were discovered in the warehouse of the Founi brother company in Monrovia.
Meanwhile, the Ministry of Commerce has embarked on a nationwide inspection.
Making the disclosure via mobile phone, Inspector David Dorr Cooper explained that the nationwide inspection launched on August 15, 2024 in Monrovia is designed to search and collect expire products and unwholesome goods out of the market and as well inspect all business registrations and other documents.
“The inspection will be carried out by inspectors in the various counties under the supervision of the senior staff from the inspection department at the Ministry,” he explained.
“The team will spend about 10 days in Montserrado, two days in Margibi and five days in Bong, etc; until we completed the exercise in the 15 counties,” Inspector Cooper outlined.
For example, there are reports of the sale of rotten fish on the market in Ganta and in other market areas.
Nimba contains five government borders with assigned Commerce agents but lacks logistics to even tour to the other local borders to collect government revenues.
It can be recalled that sometime this year, the Ministry of Commerce dismissed Inspector Alphonso Miamen for corruptions and replaced him with Billy Fehn as senior inspector in Nimba.
Since 2008, the Ministry of commerce has been is operating in an old container yet, collecting government taxes through business registrations and fines for failure to comply with the government in taxations.
Since the appointment of Cooper as Commerce Inspector General there are several expired, dented and unwholesome products been confiscated in the commerce sector of the Country.
Under his watch as IG of the Ministry, many businesses in violation have been fined and said fines have been paid in government revenue.
The commerce Inspector General has assured the public of his commitment to clean those expired, dented and unwholesome products out of the Liberian market.
The former Ganta City Mayor who is known as the brain behind the beautification of Ganta has cautioned business owners in the country to do the needful something he said those found in violation will face the full weight of the law.
