In an unprecedented drive to get to grips with the menace of Non-Duty paid/Counterfeit cigarettes, the designated teams of the Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) have successfully conducted 429 raids, on Saturday the 28th of October, throughout the length & breadth of the country.
This day-long effort has culminated in the seizure of about 16 million Non-Duty paid/Counterfeit cigarette sticks.
In an unprecedented drive to eradicate the menace of Non-Duty paid/Counterfeit cigarettes,the designated teams of FBR successfully conducted 429 raids, on 28th Oct,2023 across the country that resulted into historic seizure of about 16 Million cigarette sticks in a single day.1/2 pic.twitter.com/gNLCbqyA4p
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Member Inland Revenue Operations, Mir Badshah Khan Wazir supervised the whole exercise.
According to him, the success of this exercise would convey an unequivocal message to the duty evaders to forthwith halt their illicit practices.
He also reiterated to continually fight the issue till its logical conclusion. It was further resolved that in the next phase of the drive, criminal proceedings would be initiated against such culprits.