Police seal Hlöllabátar shop during tax authority operation

A Hlöllabátar sandwich shop on Bíldshöfði was closed and sealed by police during an operation involving the tax authority on Wednesday morning, mbl.is reported. Other restaurants were also closed.

Chief Inspector Grétar Stefánsson of the Capital Area Police confirmed that officers assisted the tax authority. He described it as routine assistance and said several businesses were involved, but he did not know which other locations had been closed.

The Bíldshöfði shop is operated by Hlöllabátar ehf., which also runs a branch on Bústaðavegur, according to the company’s website. The Hlöllabátar name is used by more than one operating company, and a separate company runs the branch at Ingólfstorg.