50-ton flour smuggling bid foiled, 5 flour mills penalized in Attock.

ATTOCK -- The Attock district administration launched a massive crackdown against the flour smuggling and hoarding mafia by foiling bids to smuggle 25 tons of flour besides taking stern action against the five flour mills involved in illegal practices.

This was confirmed by Deputy Commissioner Hassan Waqar Cheema while talking to newsmen on Friday. District food controller Muhammad Ramzan Siyal, Deputy Director DGPR Attock Shehzad Niaz Khokar, Nisar Ali Khan, officials of local administration and food department were also present on this occasion.

Briefing the newsmen about the crackdown launched against the hoarders and flour smuggling mafia, Mr Cheema said that to curb the wheat and flour smuggling from Punjab, the food department during the month of January has foiled different bids to smuggle 50 tons of flour and over 500 bags of wheat weighting to 25 tons.

He said that during the month as many as 12 flour smugglers were booked under the Punjab foodstuff control act and sent behind bars at various police stations especially Hazro and Hassanabdal. While sharing details about the action taken against the flour mills involved in the illegal practices in district Attock, Mr Cheema said that action was taken against five different flour mills for their alleged involvement in the illegal practices.

He added that official wheat quota of five flour mills was suspended and First Investigation Report (FIR) was registered against the management for violation of the standing order procedure of...