The Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) has detained nine individuals engaged in human trafficking and visa fraud, luring naive citizens with fake promises of sending them overseas for employment.
FIA conducted raids in Gujranwala, Gujrat, Multan, Rahim Yar Khan, and Mian Channu, where members of a well-organised network were apprehended.
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According to the FIA spokesperson, six suspects from Southern Punjab were arrested for attracting victims through social media with fake job offers in New Zealand and Bahrain, removing over PKR 8.5 million through cash and banking channels.
In another similar operation in Gujranwala and Gujrat, three more suspects were detained, who were identified as Rafiq, Mehd Butt, and Abdul Muiz. These individuals were involved in visa fraud, luring citizens by offering false visas and employment opportunities abroad. Upon failing to fulfil their commitments, they vanished.
