GUJRAT: The Federal Investigation Agency immigration authorities offloaded a passenger traveling to Greece on fake documents from Sialkot International Airport.

Official sources said Saad Shaukat of Gujrat was going to Greece through the flight number G9-553 from Sialkot airport; however during scrutiny his travel documents were found fake.

They said the passenger then revealed that his brother was settled in Greece who had arranged the documents through an agent of Swabi who too was residing in Greece whereas his brother had made the deal in Rs3 million for the successful arrival in Greece.

The suspect was later sent to FIA’s Gujranwala anti human-trafficking cell for further legal action. In another raid, the FIA Gujranwala claimed to have arrested a human trafficker Shahid Imran Shah of Rasoolpur Tarrar, Pindi Bhattian district Hafizabad, in connection with the case lodged against him.

Published in Dawn, November 24th, 2024

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