FIA intensifies crackdown on illegal activities


Our Correspondent August 04, 2024
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KARACHI:

The Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) has intensified its crackdown on illegal activities and conducted two major operations in the city.

In the first operation, the FIA Corporate Crime Circle arrested the leader of a gang involved in illegal currency exchange, commonly known as Hawala Hundi. The arrest, made on the basis of secret information, took place at Falak Corporate Tower in Bolton Road. The accused, Mubashir Ahmed, was found in possession of over Rs5.714 million. The authorities also seized other records, including bank deposit slips, registers, and documents that show telegraphic transfer of the money. The investigation is ongoing, with additional raids planned to apprehend other suspects involved.

In a separate raid, the FIA State Bank Circle, in collaboration with the Drug Regulatory Authority, targeted a pharmaceutical factory in Korangi. The raid uncovered a large-scale operation of manufacturing and packaging counterfeit medicines. Authorities seized a significant quantity of antibiotics worth millions of rupees, along with machinery and equipment used in the illegal production of counterfeit medicines.

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