LAHORE: Federal Board of Revenue started action against the owners and directors of Haseeb Waqas Sugar Mills and raided again at their Model Town residence which is third time during one week.
Sources told Customs Today, that a team of FBR raided at H block of Model town Lahore to arrest Hafiz Irfan Butt, Mustafa Raza and other directors who are involved in sugar mills scam on Sunday. FBR team takes this action under the supervision of Deputy Commissioner Sahibzada Umer Riaz. The FBR team did not find concerned persons at their residence during action.
These above said sugar mills are involved in non-payment of duty on imported machinery.
It is essential to mention here, that Customs Court also directed CCPO Lahore Amin Venice to cooperate with FBR to arrest the accused.
Meanwhile the Special Federal Court of Customs, Taxation and Anti Smuggling has issued arrest warrants of Haseeb Waqas and other directors of Haseeb Waqas Sugar Mills.
Haseeb Waqas Sugar Mills is allegedly involved in evasion of excise duty and Federal Board of Revenue registered a case against directors of the company in this regard.
According to sources Haseeb Waqas is a relative of Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif and Chief Minister of Punjab Mian Shahbaz Sharif.
