SAHIWAL: The Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) claims to have arrested two suspects near the Harappa Toll Plaza on the Lahore-Multan national highway for allegedly transporting foreign currency being used for an illegal hawala/hundi operation.

As per details, the FIA claimed that it received information that Muhammad Naeem Hussain, a resident of Jinnah Town in Mian Channu, and Muhammad Owais, a resident of KH Town in Mian Channu, were transporting a large quantity of foreign currency from Lahore.

The agency claimed that a four member team, led by Inspector Kashif Hussain, intercepted the vehicle and recovered foreign currency worth Rs54.04 million hidden in different compartments of the vehicle.

It claimed that the vehicle and two mobile phones were taken into custody and hundi transactions were found on the phones.

FIA arrested the suspects for further investigation and a case was registered against the suspects.

Published in Dawn, November 5th, 2026