NAWABSHAH: The Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) carried out raids at the Sanghar Police Lines and a guest house to unearth a network of smuggling, money laundering and other criminal activities allegedly involving a staff member of Sanghar’s SSP’s office, two police constables and many others.

The FIA team from its composite circle at Shaheed Benazirabad recovered huge amounts of local and foreign currency during the raids. It also took in custody the records and instruments of money transactions, including multiple ATM cards, cash deposit slips, cheque books, laptops, hard drives, mobile phones, vehicles, weapons, FBR records, insurance files and property agreements, for investigation. According to FIA officials, the seized currency included US $7,400 and Pak rupees Rs17.9 million.

Six suspects, including an accountant of the Sanghar SSP Office Ghulam Sarwar Jafri, and police constables Mumtaz Ali Shar and Shawkeen Shar, were booked in the case.

Jafri is alleged to have been maintaining links with narcotics smugglers and operators of hawala / hundi network. Rana Ghulam Mohiuddin Babar, one of the suspects booked in the case, is said to be a drug dealer while another suspect is named as Jamil Ahmed Brohi, in whose custody some vehicles, big amounts of currencies, mobile phones and a 9mm pistol were found, according to the FIA team.

Published in Dawn, May 24th, 2026