Al-Jouf municipality recorded 2,033 health regulation violations during the third quarter of 2023 after sending out specialized teams to conduct field inspection visits covering markets, malls, restaurants, commercial facilities, barbershops, salons and cafes.
The municipality’s official spokesperson, Omar bin Abdulaziz Al-Hamwan, said that “the health control division of the environmental health department carried out inspection visits that covered 7,838 commercial facilities during the third quarter to ensure their compliance with health regulations.”
The department’s health prevention division also carried out 1,224 sanitation inspection visits that led to the discovery of 405 hotspots of pest outbreaks. The areas were sprayed with pesticides and disinfected to ensure the safety of citizens and residents.
Separately, the General Directorate of Narcotics Control arrested a Yemeni national who had violated the border security system and a Riyadh citizen trying to sell amphetamine and methamphetamine (shabu) as well as tablets subject to medical circulation regulation. Legal measures were taken against them and they were referred to the Public Prosecution.