Money transfer: Two held in Faisalabad for running illegal business

FIA team seizes Rs80,000 that was being transferred through hawala

ISLAMABAD: The Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) arrested two men allegedly involved in illegal business of hundi in Faisalabad on Tuesday.

According to a spokesman for the Interior Ministry, the FIA raided Al-Rehmat Trading at Siddique Plaza in Kutchery Bazaar in Faisalabad and arrested Muhammad Nadeem and Ibrar Hussain. The FIA seized a computer, a laptop, a USB drive, cheque books, deposit slips, hawala receipts, Rs276,680 and prize bonds worth Rs9,900 from the office. The FIA also seized Rs80,000 that was being transferred abroad through hawala.

The FIA registered an FIR (358/16) against Hussain and Nadeem under Sections 4, 9 and 23 of the Foreign Exchange Regulation Act and Section 3 and 4 of the Anti-Money Laundering Act 2010.

Human trafficker arrested

The FIA arrested an alleged human trafficker during another raid. The accused was identified as Akram, resident of Allama Iqbal Colony, Faisalabad.

The spokesman said the FIA had found 45 passports in Akram’s possession. He said that Akram had “admitted” during the investigation that he was smuggling people to Bangladesh in connivance with Danish. He said that a case had been registered against Akram.

Arrested

The Anti-Human Trafficking Cell arrested two proclaimed offenders and a court absconder in Lahore on Tuesday.

The proclaimed offenders were identified as Attique Anwar and Bashir Shahid and court absconder as Faizan.

Published in The Express Tribune, September 7^th, 2016.