Five arrested for money laundering, human trafficking in Lahore
LAHORE: The Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) claimed on Friday to have arrested five suspects in separate operations targeting illegal currency exchange, hawala-hundi networks and fraudulent visa processing. According to an FIA spokesperson, the agency’s Commercial Banking Circle Lahore conducted a raid and arrested four suspects allegedly involved in hawala-hundi and illegal currency exchange.…
LAHORE: Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) officials announced five arrests on Friday, targeting alleged involvement in money laundering, human trafficking, and fraudulent visa processing, according to a report in Dawn. The Commercial Banking Circle Lahore conducted a raid, arresting four suspects linked to hawala-hundi networks and illegal currency exchange, named as Farhatullah, Zabiullah, Muhammad Qasim, and Adnan Khan.
The suspects, all from Landi Kotal, Khyber Agency, had Rs107 million, mobile phones, and other evidence seized. Separately, the Anti-Human Trafficking Circle arrested Khalid Arif, a fraudulent visa agent, in Gulberg Main Market, recovering passports, forged visa documents, fake stamps, and other fraudulent processing materials. Investigations are ongoing.
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