QUETTA: The Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) Taftan Circle has arrested three individuals and seized large amounts of foreign and local currency in an operation conducted in the Taftan area of Balochistan.
FIA spokesperson told local media that the operation was part of the crackdown against illegal currency exchange and hawala/hundi operations. The arrested persons were identified as Muhammad Nawaz, Muhammad Khan, and Syed Muhammad and they were apprehended from various locations in Taftan. All three reportedly belong to the districts of Chagai and Nushki, located in Balochistan near the Iran border.
The FIA teams also recovered over 1.35 billion Iranian rials, more than PKR 800,000, USD 180 and undisclosed amount of Bangladeshi Taka, 3 ATM cards, 5 Pakistani passports, and 12 registers documenting suspected transactions.
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The arrested individuals were unable to provide satisfactory answers regarding the origin and purpose of the seized currency and documents. Authorities believe the network was involved in facilitating cross-border money transfers and operating unauthorized currency exchanges — activities that are not only illegal under Pakistani law but also pose serious threats to the country’s financial system.
