The civil administration had conducted raids on a tip-off by Tiger Force volunteers at motorway rest areas against hoarders and profiteers on Sunday. The local administration expedited actions against hoarders and profiteers to bring down prices of essential commodities on the directives of Prime Minister Imran Khan. During the raids, the administration made arrests of several more responsible persons besides imposition of fines up to 40,000 for overcharging the products. The volunteers of Tiger Force reported regarding the overcharging of essential goods from passengers at motorway rest areas. Moreover, a raid was also carried out against hoarders on a tip-off by Tiger Force in Gujar Khan city of Punjab. The raid was conducted on a secret go-down where sugar sacks were hidden. More than 800 sugar sacks were seized that worth over Rs4 million. The seized sugar sacks will be provided to sahulat bazaars to sale it on lower cost.
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