The immigration team of the Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) on Friday foiled a major human trafficking operation at Islamabad airport.
Authorities arrested five people, including a 16-year-old boy, who were trying to travel to Sa of people.
According to an FIA spokesperson, the suspects (Miraj Khan, Usman Khan, Asad Ali, Murtaza Ali and the minor) had planned to travel to Saudi Arabia on the pretext of performing Umrah. From there they intended to reach Libya and later try to reach Italy by sea.
The suspects had allegedly paid 3.9 million Pakistani rupees each to officers Wajid Khan and Faisal Khan to facilitate their travel arrangements.
During the search, two Egyptian visas were also recovered from the suspects. Initial investigations suggest that the remaining visas were supposed to be provided by subagents in Saudi Arabia.
The timely intervention of the FIA has exposed the human trafficking network and the suspects have been transferred to the Anti-Human Trafficking Circle in Islamabad for further investigation.
Authorities are intensifying efforts to arrest the agents involved in the plot.
The FIA is committed to continuing its fight against human traffickers, using all available resources to bring the guilty to justice.
