NAROWAL: The Sialkot District Administration impounded 39,712 bags of DAP and urea fertilizers hoarded for black marketing in Sambrial on Sunday.

Assistant commissioners (ACs) paid surprise visits to the warehouses of fertilizer dealers in Sambarial, Daska, Pasrur and Sialkot and carried out a grand crackdown on the dealers hoarding fertilizers and selling them at exorbitant prices.

In the raids, 39,712 bags of DAP and urea fertilizers are recovered. The district administration sealed seven warehouses and got registered cases against two of them.

Also, a fine of Rs1 million altogether was imposed on various dealers for overcharging.

The administration said dealers would not be allowed to sell fertilizer at inflated rates under any circumstances.

Special teams, headed by ACs, will make surprise visits to markets across the district.

Published in Dawn, November 29th, 2021