Two held over illegal business of digital currency

LAHORE: Cyber Crime Circle of FIA on Wednesday arrested two people Ahmed Butt and Malik Irfan over the charges of running an illegal business of digital currency.

The FIA team led by Assistant Director Muhammad Usman in raids on illegal business of digital currency in Gujranwala and Daska arrested the accused. The team unearthed the racket operating in the name of First Coin, One Coin, Eagle Bit and Euro Coin.

The accused were looting millions of rupees from innocent citizens by motivating them to invest in their illegal company. The digital media, including mobile phones, laptops and desktop computer, was seized. The FIA also seized debit, credit, ledger/receipts, Eagle Bit and online accounts.