QUETTA:On the direction of Commissioner Quetta Division Muhammad Hamza Shafqat, the district administration seized 1000 tons of urea fertilizer and 750 tons of sugar during a one-week anti-smuggling drive.
The administration has conducted 661 inspections of petrol pumps, shops, and warehouses and arrested 95 people engaged in profiteering, hoarding, smuggling, drugs dealers, and electricity-related offences, said a news release issued here on Friday.
The district administration while taking strict action against sugar hoarders has sealed 57 shops in various areas of the city, and also imposed a fine of Rs 164000.
The campaign’s objective is to eliminate hoarders and profiteers, ensuring affordable food supplies to the public.
The inspection of all the Petrol Pumps operating in Quetta Division was conducted in order to ascertain the accuracy and fidelity of fuel Dispensing units, Fuel Quality, and all basic facilities mandatory at filling Stations.
The administration has committed to continue operations against smuggling of wheat, sugar, urea, dollars, and other commodities to eradicate the menaces of smuggling and hoarding.