The Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) on Tuesday arrested five individuals involved in a major human trafficking and visa fraud operation, who extorted over 6.8 million rupees from citizens on the false promise of sending them to countries including Canada and Italy.
The accused, arrested by the FIA Faisalabad Zone, have been identified as Muhammad Farooq, Naalain Akbar, Wakeel Nadeem, Muhammad Ramzan, and Muhammad Akram.
The gang is accused of extorting large sums of money from numerous citizens on false pretenses.
This illegal activity was carried out under the guise of securing visas and facilitating travel for the victims to various international destinations, including Canada, Italy, Iraq, and Bahrain.