The Mobile Brigade of Economic Control and Repression of Fraud (BMCRF) and the Directorate General of Regulation and Price Control (DGRCP) of Burkina have conducted during the month of July 2022, in accordance with their program of activities, control operations in the fight against fraud and price hikes throughout the national territory.

Control operations have been conducted mainly on food products such as oil, sugar, rice, soap and other consumer products, hydrocarbons, construction materials, tobacco, agricultural inputs, plant health products and various imported products. As a result of the control, "the actions carried out during the period, have allowed to control a total of 2,272 persons. 265 have violated the economic regulations," according to a statement from the Ministry of Commerce.

In addition, there are several violations in the rank of 265 individuals recorded including non-compliance with the conditions of exercise, the failure to comply with the rules on consumer information on prices, the failure to comply with the rules of billing, non-compliance with the rules on the sale of goods and services, and the failure to comply with the rules on the sale of goods.In addition, the BMC has been working with the Ministry of Health and Social Affairs to ensure that the law is applied to all products and services that are sold in the country.

Also, the collaboration of the BMCRF and the DGRCP, together with the Defense and Security Forces (FDS), allowed the seizure of 840 cartons of carrots and 40 tons of potatoes for fraudulent importation; 49.445 tons of corn flour and 7.6 tons of sorghum and millet for fraudulent export; 8 cartons of kitchen utensils for illegal sale; 1231 cartons of counterfeit soap. In addition, 14,280 liters of fraudulent fuel; 115 cartons of cigarettes that do not comply with the regulations on packaging and labeling; 3.108 tons of chocolate packaged in boxes of 0.5 kg and 1 kg expired; 463.08 kg of various expired products.