FIA arrests another nine in human smuggling crackdown

FIA arrests another nine in human smuggling crackdown
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Summary Several cases are registered in different cities against the culprits

LAHORE (Dunya News) – Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) has apprehended another nine criminals in different areas in crackdown against human smugglers, Dunya News reported Monday.

Anti-human trafficking cell of the agency conducted operations in Lahore, Kasur, Faisalabad and Okara and arrested nine culprits.

The arrested criminals include Muhammad Ramzan, Rana Aftab, Muhammad Shakeel, Shahid Mehmood, Saeed, Saqib Anwar, Nadeem Akbar, Asghar and Aslam Pevrez. The criminals include seven fugitives and a trail-absconder.

Several cases are registered in different cities against the culprits for illegally migrating citizens.

On January 24, the agency had nabbed three human traffickers during separate raids in Lahore, Hafizabad and Wazirabad.

The security personnel took Muhammad Qasim in custody in Hafizabad and confiscated forged documents from his possession. The suspect wass hifted to police station for further inquiry.

On the other hand, the FIA s cell launched an extensive operation in Wazirabad and netted another two criminals identified as Usman Ali and Rana Khan. 

Meanwhile, two absconders Mohammad Ranfique and Mohammad Yaqoob were arrested in Lahore.

It should be noted here that the federal agency had launched the crack down against traffickers on directives of Interior Minister Chaudhry Nisar.

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