Islamabad:
The Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) arrested a key member of a racket involved in the trafficking in human beings in the course of its ongoing repression in Balutchistan in the Balutchistan against human smugglers.
According to a press release published by the FIA spokesman on Saturday, the alleged trafficker, identified as Iftikhar Hussain, was placed in police custody by the FIA anti-human trafficking circle of the Taftan district of the Chagai district which shares borders with the Iranian province of Sistan Baluchhetan.
The arrested suspect, said FIA, is a key member of an organized human smuggling gang and has been involved in the illegally sending citizens abroad by unauthorized roads.
“The suspect facilitated the journey of several individuals to foreign countries. Measures against him were taken on the basis of a warning.
“It was involved in setting up false FIA immigration stamps on passenger passports. Several passports and mobile phones were recovered from his possession. A more in-depth investigation was launched,” added the spokesperson.
Meanwhile, the FIA Faisalabad zone also arrested a man involved in human trafficking on Saturday and visa fraud. The suspect, identified as Umar Irfan, was arrested during a raid in Sahiwal.
According to the FIA, he had been wanted since 2018 for having scammed people by promising jobs abroad. He would have taken more than RS1.1 million innocent citizens by offering a false job abroad and demanding illegal payments.