Ninety-four days of anti-human trafficking operations across Islamabad and Rawalpindi led the Federal Investigation Agency Islamabad Zone to detain 190 unauthorized visa agents and recover Rs. 615.55 million, according to information released by the agency.
Official records show that the Anti-Human Trafficking Circles located in Islamabad and Rawalpindi opened 1,543 total cases throughout this timeframe. The director of the FIA Islamabad Zone oversaw these enforcement actions.
Eighty-seven cases and the recovery of Rs. 411.05 million accompanied the arrest of 120 agents by AHTC Islamabad, whereas AHTC Rawalpindi recorded 668 cases, detained 70 agents, and recovered Rs. 204.5 million.
Agency representatives stated that enforcement operations targeting human smugglers and unauthorized agents who cheat residents using fake foreign employment and travel guarantees will persist.
Officials urged the public to check agent credentials prior to transferring funds and to report suspected scams or unlawful acts to authorities right away.
In a separate operation, the National Cyber Crime Investigation Agency Rawalpindi Circle dismantled a suspected online scam ring that focused on citizens of other countries.
Friday evening, NCCIA representatives entered a private housing society, seizing three individuals, a woman among them, who faced allegations of financial scams, as stated by an agency spokesperson.
Investigators stated that the accused pretended to represent banks and overseas police agencies to scare victims and take funds through coercion and lies.
Authorities confiscated mobile devices during the search and continue working to locate remaining participants in the ring.
A formal case opened under applicable sections of the Prevention of Electronic Crimes Act and the Pakistan Penal Code, and inquiries continue.
Syed Ali Nasir Rizvi, the Director General of the NCCIA, stated that enforcement targeting cross-border online scam rings that harm the country's image will persist.
