A video went viral on social media revealing large quantities of rotten potatoes being sold in vegetable markets in the southern city of Sidon.
Consequently, representatives from the Economy Ministry, backed by a unit from State Security, rushed to the scene to investigate into the case. They discovered that a wholesaler in the market had bought 9 tons of potatoes from Bekaa that were later found to be rotten.
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