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FIA arrests three human traffickers from outside US embassy in Islamabad
SHAKEEL QARAR — PUBLISHED ABOUT AN HOUR AGO
ISLAMABAD: The Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) arrested three alleged human traffickers from outside the US embassy in the federal capital on Monday, FIA sources said.
According to details, the FIA sources said their personnel acted on intelligence based information and arrested three suspected human smugglers, namely Adnan Shahid, Nadeem Bhatti and Dil Avez.
However, a fourth suspect named Kashif Gill managed to flee from the scene.
FIA Director Inam Ghani confirmed the arrests and told DawnNews that the apprehended accused used to prepare fake documents in the name of a bogus California-based company called North Star.
They used to create false travelling documents showing people as students going on a cultural exchange programme, who after entering US never returned, he said.
They have sent a large number of such fake students to US, even today they were attempting to get the documents cleared for 30 more ‘students’, said the FIA official.
“We nabbed them when they were busy submitting applications for US visas on fake papers at the US embassy.”
During initial probe the suspects admitted to taking US $5,500 as advance form their clients while another $4,000 were charged after their successful entry on US soil, said Ghani.
A case has been lodged at the anti-terrorist court after formally arresting the accused mentioned above. Meanwhile further investigations are undergoing.
SHAKEEL QARAR — PUBLISHED ABOUT AN HOUR AGO
ISLAMABAD: The Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) arrested three alleged human traffickers from outside the US embassy in the federal capital on Monday, FIA sources said.
According to details, the FIA sources said their personnel acted on intelligence based information and arrested three suspected human smugglers, namely Adnan Shahid, Nadeem Bhatti and Dil Avez.
However, a fourth suspect named Kashif Gill managed to flee from the scene.
FIA Director Inam Ghani confirmed the arrests and told DawnNews that the apprehended accused used to prepare fake documents in the name of a bogus California-based company called North Star.
They used to create false travelling documents showing people as students going on a cultural exchange programme, who after entering US never returned, he said.
They have sent a large number of such fake students to US, even today they were attempting to get the documents cleared for 30 more ‘students’, said the FIA official.
“We nabbed them when they were busy submitting applications for US visas on fake papers at the US embassy.”
During initial probe the suspects admitted to taking US $5,500 as advance form their clients while another $4,000 were charged after their successful entry on US soil, said Ghani.
A case has been lodged at the anti-terrorist court after formally arresting the accused mentioned above. Meanwhile further investigations are undergoing.
