LAHORE:The Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) Immigration Circle apprehended Irfan for attempting to travel to Greece on a counterfeit visa, an FIA Lahore spokesperson reported.
During preliminary questioning, Irfan disclosed that he had paid Rs1.5 million to Sialkot-based travel agents Malik Yaseen and Malik Owais Awan. He had planned to travel to Greece illegally via Turkey. Irfan was transferred to the Anti-Human Trafficking Circle for further investigation.
Sarfraz Khan Virk, Director of FIA Lahore Zone, emphasised that efforts against illegal international travel would be continued. In a related operation at Multan Airport, FIA officials offloaded eight passengers, including five women, involved in a begging plan. The suspects, hailing from Lodhran and Multan, were travelling to Saudi Arabia on Umrah visas. Each of them had around 500 Riyals with them and failed to convince immigration officials of their legitimate Umrah intentions. A search of their luggage uncovered 900 boxes of cigarettes and 70 packs of ‘Velo.’ The suspects were handed over to the Anti-Human Trafficking Circle in Multan for further legal proceedings, according to an FIA spokesperson.
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