Friday, October 31 2025

Rs1.3bn worth of smuggled cigarette material seized in Lahore raid
Customs authorities seized smuggled cigarette paper, filters, packaging material and manufacturing raw material worth over Rs1.3 billion in a raid on a warehouse on the outskirts of Lahore on Thursday. The authorities have launched a large-scale crackdown on cigarette smugglers and tax evaders across Punjab. The latest raid comes two weeks after officials discovered a cache of cigarette-making material and machinery during inspection at a rice mill in the Daska Industrial Area. Investigations revealed that the illegal cigarette production was part of an extensive inter-provincial smuggling network operating under the guise of rice trading.
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