2,000 empty Zamzam containers seizedMAKKAH – The Mayor's Office in Makkah has foiled an attempt to sell polluted water from an unknown source to Haj pilgrims, according to a report in Al-Hayat newspaper. The Shawqiya Municipality's inspectors seized the water while it was being transferred from “unhealthy” barrels into Zamzam water containers used by the Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques' Zamzam Water Project. Engineer Muhab Obada, head of the municipality, said an inspection committee seized more than 2,000 empty Zamzam containers that were going to be filled with the polluted water by illegal workers. He wondered how the illegal workers were able to get hold of the containers. The workers were arrested and handed over to the police. The seized containers were destroyed, he said. He called on residents to be vigilant about such practices and to report any such criminal acts to the Mayor's Office and municipalities via their designated phone numbers.
