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LARKANA , Aug 15 (APP): The Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) team of Composite Circle Larkana here on Thursday raided jewelers’ shops and arrested 4 suspects involved in money laundering, seized 30 million of Pakistani and foreign currency and started investigation against the gang.
In this regard, Director FIA Abdul Hameed Bhutto in a press conference, said that the name of our country had been removed from the gray list and on the direction of Federal Minister of Interior Mohsin Raza Naqvi and Director General (DG) FIA Islamabad, strict instructions against illegal money and money laundering is going on in Sindh. In this regard, the team of FIA Composite Circle Larkana raided Imtiaz Jewellers, Subhanullah Jewelers and Faizan Jewelers in Shahi Bazar of the city. The FIA team arrested 4 suspects Imtiaz Ali, Rahim Bakhsh, Mumtaz Ali and Altaf, recovering from them Pakistani and foreign currency and mobile phones worth Rs 30 million. He said that a total of more than PKR 20 million, 11625 UAE dirhams, 2810 Saudi riyals, more than 100 US dollars, Qatari riyals, Iraqi dinars, Emirates coins, American coins were recovered from the accused. Iranian coins and various prize bonds have also been seized, he told and added that.the arrested accused were involved in foreign currency exchange without a license. The arrested accused could not satisfy the FIA officials regarding the recovered currency. Evidence about stolen mobile phones and handguns have also been recovered from which the investigation has started, he said.
Abdul Hameed Bhutto said that receipts, testimonies and proofs of money laundering and transfer of money abroad have been found from the mobile phones of the arrested suspects, which have been sent for forensics and action will be taken against other agents and people involved in money laundering within a week. He said that any citizen who has any information about money laundering should inform us immediately. The name of the informer will be kept confidential, he added.
He said that many actions had been taken against money laundering by FIA Composite Larkana in which the arrested accused were in jail and such actions would continue in the future.
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