LAHORE: A Punjab Livestock department team on Thursday foiled a bid to supply dead chicken to various eateries in Lahore by seizing a vehicle loaded with the unwholesome meat in Renala Khurd near National Highway Shakargarh.
The Punjab Livestock department’s special branch team intercepted the vehicle and seized 116 maunds of the dead chicken. The team also arrested two accused. It was learnt that the dead chicken was planned to be supplied to the shawarma points and hotels in metropolis Lahore.
The team reached the spot and stopped a vehicle carrying dead chicken weighing 4,640kg. The livestock department team handed over the seized vehicle carrying dead chicken meat to the City Police Station. The officials lodged an FIR against two persons involved in supply of dead chicken to Lahore and both are habitual in supplying such unwholesome meat to Lahore.