LISBON, April 16 (Reuters) - Portuguese police and tax

agents searched the premises of Uber Technologies ( UBER ) in

Lisbon on Tuesday as part of a wider investigation and raids

targeting some of its delivery partners, but not the U.S.-based

company's local unit, Uber ( UBER ) said.

In a statement, Uber ( UBER ) confirmed the searches and said "Uber ( UBER )

is not the targeted entity". It was collaborating with

authorities and providing all the information requested.

The Public Prosecutor's Office said in a separate statement

officers conducted 65 searches on Tuesday in an investigation of

suspected tax fraud worth 28 million euros ($30 million).

The alleged fraud involved partners providing delivery

services to an unnamed commercial company, who allegedly

"benefited from the issuance of invoices that did not correspond

to services actually provided", it said.

($1 = 0.9412 euros)