One Ali Mbye, a Senegalese butcher who plies his trade at the Serrekunda market was recently caught selling a kilo of beef steak at D110.00 (one hundred and ten dalasis) by the the Community Assistant Group.

The matter was reported to the Serekunda police station. The butcher, in an interview with the Daily Observer, expressed his regret over the incident.

However, the Kanifing Magistrates Court, presided over by Senior Magistrate Abdoulie Mbake, last week Tuesday sentenced him to pay a fine of D5,000, in default to serve a 4-month jail term.

In a similar incident, one Gallo Njie, a fowl dealer at the Serekunda market was also caught selling local eggs at D10.00 per egg.