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MULTAN, Nov 18 (APP):The Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) arrested four suspects involved in human trafficking and visa fraud during a series of operations.
The accused include Farooq, Muhammad Mateen, Muhammad Usama, and Muhammad Naveed.
According to the FIA spokesperson, the accused were taken into custody from different areas of Lahore, Rahim Yar Khan, Bahawalnagar, and Rajanpur. Initial investigations revealed that the group had been deceiving citizens by offering fake overseas employment opportunities and collecting large sums of money.
Farooq and Usama allegedly extorted Rs 1.423 million from citizens by promising jobs in Oman, while Mateen collected Rs 2.75 million by offering to arrange travel to the United Kingdom. Naveed, a proclaimed offender, was involved in forging documents and providing fake visas. He had been wanted by the FIA Composite Circle Dera Ghazi Khan since 2022.
The suspects failed to send any citizen abroad despite taking heavy payments and went into hiding after receiving the money. The FIA launched further investigations, and operations against human trafficking networks will continue.