460,000 fertiliser bags seized, 113 ‘hoarders’ arrested
The Punjab government has intensified the crackdown on hoarders, recovering 460,000 bags of fertilisers, arresting 113 people and registering 190 cases against them last week.
The divisional commissioners shared details of the crackdown during a meeting chaired by Chief Secretary of Punjab Kamran Ali Afzal at the Civil Secretariat.
The meeting reviewed the prices and availability of essential commodities.
The meeting was informed that in the Faisalabad division 140,034 bags of fertiliser were confiscated, six people were arrested and 20 cases were registered.
In the Bahawalpur division, 63,819 bags of fertiliser were recovered, 19 people were arrested and 30 cases were registered. In the Multan division, 34,624 bags of fertiliser were seized, 46 people arrested and 41 cases registered.
Published in The Express Tribune, November 22nd, 2021.