Human smuggler arrested in Lahore; fake passports, identity documents seized

A person was arrested in Lahore for smuggling people out of the country according to ARY News. The Anti-Human Trafficking Circle of the Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) on Sunday arrested the person identified as Azhar.

Authorities also recovered seven Pakistani passports, six Computerized National Identity Cards (CNIC) and various counterfeit stamps from the suspect, ARY News reported. Legal proceedings were initiated against him.

Earlier this month, the FIA ​​arrested another suspect involved in human trafficking and visa fraud in Mirpur Khas. The suspect, Maqsood, allegedly cheated a citizen by promising a work visa to Portugal and took Rs 1,00,000. After the arrest, an investigation began to find out more details and arrest other accomplices.

As previously reported by ARY News, on June 15, the Immigration Cell of Pakistan's Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) arrested two suspected human traffickers who were trying to flee the country. The operation at Peshawar airport led to the arrest of Muhammad Nabi and Aminullah.

Muhammad Nabi, a key figure in human trafficking and visa fraud, was arrested with several counterfeit visa stickers on his mobile phone while trying to board a flight to Oman . He is implicated in multiple cases within the FIA ​​Composite Circle Mardan. Aminullah was arrested for attempting to travel abroad using a fake Italian resident card. He acquired the counterfeit document from an organized criminal network specializing in document counterfeiting. Aminullah was handed over to the Anti-Human Trafficking Circle in Peshawar for further investigation and legal action. (ANI)

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