Thousands of sacks of illegally transported wheat recovered, a crackdown on sugar hoarders continues
LAHORE On the direction of Punjab Chief Minister Mohsin Naqvi, the operation against the illegal transfer of wheat and hoarding of sugar in the province continues in full force despite the Eid-ul-Fitr holidays. Dozens of wheat smugglers were arrested in the operation, while thousands of sacks of illegally transported wheat were recovered, crackdown is ongoing against sugar hoarders. The anti-smuggling team in Toba Tek Singh seized 480 bags of sugar. The attempt to take it to Sahiwal failed and was confiscated, while the anti-smuggling team seized and started legal proceedings on Ravi Bridge for trying to take 300 sacks of urea from Peer Mahal to Chicha Watani. In Bahav Nagar, a crackdown is on against hoarding across the district on the instructions of the Punjab government, and the district administration has recovered 3,840 sacks of sugar and 7,80 bags of wheat stored throughout the district since the 1st of Ramadan. 889 inspections have been conducted against hoarding and 9 places have been sealed and a fine of 60 thousand rupees has also been imposed. In three districts of Faisalabad division, 270.7 metric tons of wheat were seized from hoarders last day, while during the wheat procurement campaign now 3606.75 metric tons of wheat seized till now have been transferred to the center. Commissioner Salut Saeed said that 1256.050 metric tons of wheat were seized in Faisalabad district, 1138.850 metric tons in Jhang, 783.35 metric tons in Chiniot and 428.5 metric tons in Toba Tek Singh district. I have been taken. 2080.615 metric tons of wheat hidden in 132 vehicles and warehouses in 59 operations carried out so far by the district and tehsil administration, police food department and other institutions in Commissioner Gujranwala division have been taken into government possession while against the people involved in smuggling. 10 FIRs have been registered along with heavy fines. In the operations carried out so far in Gujranwala, 372,290 metric tons of wheat, 221,975 metric tons in Gujarat, 348,800 metric tons in Mandi Bahauddin, 176,150 metric tons in Sialkot and 759,250 metric tons of wheat in Narowal have been seized by the Food Department, while 202,150 metric tons of wheat have been seized by the Food Department. It has been confiscated. In Dera Ghazi Khan, despite the Eid-ul-Fitr holidays, the purchase of wheat from farmers is continuing, the staff of BMP, Rangers, and Department of Food, Agriculture and Allied Departments are on the alert to prevent illegal delivery of wheat in the border areas of the district. Yes, 200 sacks of wheat have been recovered from a tractor trolley in Wahwa, 12 sacks of wheat caught during illegal delivery have been transferred to PR Center Tubi Qaisrani, and 400 sacks of wheat have been seized on 7 loader rickshaws from Wahwa South. A case has been registered against the wheat stock and delivered to the food center. A stock of 3500 sacks has also been seized in Wahua South. The sacks of wheat seized yesterday have been shifted to the purchase centers. 200 sacks of illegally transported wheat were seized yesterday in Tehsil Chichawatani in Sahiwal Division and transferred to PR Center Command. In another operation, the team of the Food Department seized 1400 sacks of wheat. . 43 check posts have been established across the division.