Human smugglers, over 100 foreigners arrested in Chaman

Frontier Corps personnel on Wednesday arrested 144 Tajik, Afghan and Uzbek nationals from Darra Khozak area of Chaman during an operation.

The foreigners had entered Chaman illegally. Some of them were arrested while trying to cross the FC post on foot while on their way to Quetta. The remaining were arrested during an operation in Darra Khozak.

According to FC officials, two of those arrested are human smugglers.

The foreigners are said to be economic migrants who had left their areas after paying money to human smugglers for crossing the border.