PESHAWAR: In intelligence-based operations, the Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) apprehended a human trafficker and two illegal money-changers.
Sajid Khan and Tauseef Khan, arrested, were engaged in the illicit Hundi business in Swabi, wherein they facilitated the transfer of funds abroad via mobile accounts. The FIA conducted raids, recovering Rs 3.882 million from the suspects, along with Hundi receipts.
In a separate operation, FIA teams arrested Ali Qadir, a proclaimed offender and human trafficker, from the village Jabbar Kally in the Mardan district. Qadir was involved in illegally facilitating individuals’ travel abroad.
He looted a citizen of Rs 500,000, promising to arrange his travel to Dubai, but absconded with the money. FIA has filed cases against the accused and initiated an investigation. —APP
