Karachi Airport: FIA recovers $55,100 from passeng...

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•   KARACHI: The Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) Immigration Wing has foiled an alleged attempt to smuggle a large amount of foreign currency to Dubai through Jinnah International Airport Karachi, recovering a total of $55,100, officials said.
• According to FIA officials, the action was taken during routine immigration checks when two passengers travelling to Dubai on a foreign airline were stopped after developing suspicion over their travel and financial details.
• FIA officials conducted a follow-up raid at the residence of one of the passengers and reportedly recovered another $30,000 in foreign currency.

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KARACHI: The Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) Immigration Wing has foiled an alleged attempt to smuggle a large amount of foreign currency to Dubai through Jinnah International Airport Karachi, recovering a total of $55,100, officials said.

According to FIA officials, the action was taken during routine immigration checks when two passengers travelling to Dubai on a foreign airline were stopped after developing suspicion over their travel and financial details.

A search of the passengers led to the recovery of $25,100 in foreign currency. The amount was taken into custody by FIA officials, while both passengers were offloaded from the flight and detained for further questioning.

The agency subsequently expanded its investigation based on information obtained during the initial interrogation. FIA officials conducted a follow-up raid at the residence of one of the passengers and reportedly recovered another $30,000 in foreign currency.