Admin foils dozens bids to smuggle wheat, flour; confiscates over 30,000 bags.

RAWALPINDI -- Rawalpindi district administration foiled dozens bids to smuggle wheat and flour besides confiscating over 30,000 bags during last 10 days.

According to a district administration spokesman, 20 bids to smuggle wheat and flour were foiled on Saturday as a crackdown was launched under the supervision of Deputy Commissioner Rawalpindi Tahir Farooq while the admin confiscated 13,128 bags.

The crackdown was conducted on the directives of Commissioner, Rawalpindi Noor ul Amin Mengal. The food department and Rawalpindi district police impounded 20 vehicles loaded with wheat and flour which were involved in illegal transportation of wheat and flour.

Deputy Director, Food Rawalpindi Division Shahid Yaqoob, District Food Controller, Rawalpindi Waheed Ahmed, District Food Controller Attock Abdul Majid and other officers took part in the crackdown.

10,183 wheat bags weighing up to 50 kg loaded on 17 vehicles and 3055 flour bags weighing up to 20 kg loaded on three vehicles were confiscated.

The Food Department and Police on Friday foiled six bids to smuggle wheat and flour besides seizing over 3410 bags.

The spokesman said, the food department officials with the help of Naseerabad and Saddar Wah police confiscated six trucks loaded with 1250 flour bags, 2160 wheat bags and 13 tons fine flour.

The truck drivers namely Gohar Rehman, Muhammad Rajal, Mohsin, Zohaib, Naseer and Mazhar were also arrested by the police, he added.

The Food Department and Taxila Police on Thursday foiled five bids to smuggle wheat and seized over 2440 bags.

He said, the food department officials with the help of Taxila police confiscated five trucks loaded with 2440 bags of wheat.

The truck drivers namely Attaullah, Ghulam Ali, Safian, Hassan and Suleman were also arrested by the police, he added.

The Food Department Rawalpindi and district police on Wednesday foiled seven bids to smuggle wheat and flour besides seizing 3330 flour, 1700 wheat bags and 22 tons fine flour.

The authorities of the food department along with Naseerabad, Taxila and Saddar Wah police confiscated seven trucks loaded with 3330 flour, 1700 wheat bags and 22 tons fine flour.

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