FIA Sukkur seizes a large number of illegal foreign currency

Dr Abdul Waheed Mastoi
SUKKUR: The Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) Sukkur has confiscated a huge sum of foreign currency worth over Rs1,035,000 from an inter-city passenger bus travelling from Sukkur to Karachi.
Acting on the secret tip off FIA Sukkur, action was taken on the national highway, a large number of illegal international currency was seized.
Deputy Director Hafeez Chachar said during a press conference in his office that the team of FIA Sukkur has seized a large amount of illegal international currency while acting on a tip-off on the national highway. The action was taken on a coach going from Bahalpur to Karachi. According to Deputy Director Hafeez Chacharka, 1 lakh 47 thousand 900 Saudi Riyals, 20 thousand 700 US dollars, 26000 Pakistani rupees have been recovered from the accused. The value in Pakistani rupees is 1 crore 69 lakh 35 thousands rupees. According to the preliminary investigation, the accused are doing illegal business of hawala hundi. A case has been registered against the arrested accused and further investigation is being conducted.
The Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) rounded up 711 accused allegedly involved in the businesses of the hawala-hundi and illegal currency exchange across Pakistan during the past 11 months.
The Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) has stepped up its crackdown on elements involved in hawala-hundi and illegal currency exchange.