The Punjab Food Department has so far recovered 33,130 tons of stored wheat by raiding 436 storage places in different districts of the province.

The recovered wheat has been seized and action is being taken against the accused under the law, said Senior Minister Punjab Abdul Aleem Khan here on Monday.

The minister said that strict action was being taken against wheat stockpiling across the province and crackdown was being carried out indiscriminately against the elements involved in this heinous crime.

In a briefing session of the food department, Aleem Khan said that for the last two weeks, strict checks were being carried out on the land and river routes of Punjab where smuggling of wheat had been curtailed with the help of the intelligence agencies and Rangers.