Editor Report
LAHORE:The Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) has arrested five individuals in Lahore for their alleged involvement in illegal money transfers and copyright infringement.A spokesperson for the FIA said on Wednesday that the arrests were made during separate raids conducted by the FIA’s Corporate Crime Circle in Lahore. Four suspects — identified as Bilal, Syed Taqi Murtaza, Muhammad Nadeem and Tanveer Hussain — were allegedly operating illegal currency exchange and hawala/hundi networks.Authorities recovered 1.8 million Pakistani rupees in cash, along with documentary and digital evidence related to unauthorised financial transactions.In a separate raid, another suspect, Waseemul Hassan, was taken into custody for allegedly selling counterfeit products under the names of registered companies. A large quantity of fake branded goods was seized. All five suspects are in custody, and investigations are ongoing, the FIA said.
