LAHORE: Under the directions and supervision of the Director Ch. Muhammad Tarique, the Directorate of Intelligence and Investigation Inland Revenue FBR, Lahore conducted a raid on non-duty paid and counterfeit foreign brand cigarettes at Tobacco Market Talab Mela Ram, Railway Station, Lahore wherein 600 plus cartons have been seized comprising more than six million sticks. Counting of lose packets and cigarette packets in sacs is going on and the quantity of cartons/sticks may increase after counting is finalized.
This raid is second largest after a raid at Pan Mandi Lahore wherein more than 1125 cartons / 11.25 million sticks of non duty paid / counterfeit cigarettes were seized by Lahore Directorate. Under the supervision of Additional Director Dr. Javed Iqbal, Amir Abbas Khan, Ijlal Khan and Saad Waqas, Ehsan Shah participated in the operation.
The whole tobacco market at Talab Mela Ram, Railway Station, Lahore has closed to avoid further raids. Today’s raid is a continuation of ongoing country wide operation against non duty paid / counterfeit cigarettes and will have a tremendous effect on business of non duty paid and foreign brand counterfeit cigarettes besides establishing writ of Inland Revenue Service.
