(KNZA)--Three restaurants, one in Holton, one in Horton, and one in Hiawatha, have been seized for non-payment of taxes.

That’s apparent through the pink “seized and closed” signs posted on the doors of the Mexican restaurants.

All three restaurants share ownership, and are alleged to owe thousands of dollars in back-taxes.

According to John Peterson, the manager of the legal case management division for the Kansas Department of Revenue, five tax warrants are filed in Brown County and one is filed in Jackson County.

He said more than $10,000 in sales tax is owed in connection with Hiawatha’s Los Jarochos, located at 208 1st Street, while more than $14,000 in sales tax is owed on behalf of El Milagro at 420 Pennsylvania Avenue, in Holton. Peterson said an additional $875 is owed in liquor/drink taxes at the Holton location. 

The Horton establishment has not been in operation for a period of time, but Peterson said that seizure was done in connection with related assets at that location.

Peterson said the owners have 48-hours to reach a payment agreement with the Kansas Department of Revenue. If that is not accomplished, the businesses will remain closed, and an auction will be held in the future.