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Action taken against illegal cigarette trade

September 07, 2026
The image shows a tobacco company worker handling cigarettes. — AFP/File
The image shows a tobacco company worker handling cigarettes. — AFP/File

SWABI: The Regional Tax Office (RTO) Peshawar on Sunday conducted a crackdown against the illegal cigarette trade and seized 1,225 cartons of undeclared cigarette paper during a raid at the Gadoon Industrial Estate in Swabi, officials said. The operation was carried out by the Tobacco Enforcement Team of RTO Peshawar, which recovered and took into custody the undeclared cigarette paper.