Three Amazon sellers Has been fined They were found to be expensive hand sanitizers by New York Attorney General Letia James.

Between February and March, third-party merchants sold more than 1,000 units of hand sanitizers in the markets of Mobile Rush, EMC Group, and Northwest-Lux Amazon at prices that are higher than in other locations where similar or similar products are readily available, according to the New York Attorney General. office fees said Tuesday.

For example, Northwest-Luxury Amazon shoppers for a 2 liter bottle of Purel. The charges ranged from Rs 79.99 to Rs 129.99, usually ranging from .8 20.87 to Rs. In another case, Mobile Rush charged customers a single, 8-ounce bottle of Jarm-X Hand Sanitizer from 19.99 to 29.99 dollars, which is more than their standard price of 1 to $ 3.

It’s coming as Amazon and other retailers have struggled to contain third-party sellers who charge more for products that increase demand during the epidemic. Sellers raised prices for other products, including hand sanitizers, face masks and hazmat suits. In march, CNBC Examples of facial masks selling for 195 195 to 195 195 have been found.

When Amazon Away Hundreds of thousands of “high priced priced furs” and thousands of vendors have been suspended, US Senators And Attorney General Vowed the company to do more to curb the rise in coronavirus prices. State 33 The group of state attorney generals urged Amazon to adopt stronger policies to curb price increases. Amazon Said he supports Efforts to establish federal price gaining law.

As part of the crackdown by the Attorney General’s Office, sellers will pay New York State more than ,000 52,000 in fines and pay customers about $ 23,000 to charge more for hand sanitizer during an epidemic. The prosecution of third-party vendors is part of a broader investigation into price gazing during the Covid-19 epidemic, the office said.

“Instead of ensuring that individuals can protect themselves from coronavirus, these businesses operate with dirty hands by charging exorbitant prices on hand sanitizers and other cleaning products,” James said in a statement. “My fee will continue to clean up this illegal practice using all of our disposal tools to stop the rise in prices during this epidemic.”

Amazon representatives were not immediately available for comment. Mobile Rush, EMC Group and Northwest-Lux did not immediately respond to a request for comment.