Karachi, FIA operation, 3 accused of handi gang arrested

Domestic and foreign currency worth crores were also recovered from the accused



The Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) arrested three accused of the handi gang during an operation in Karachi.


According to the spokesperson of FIA, State Banking Circle Karachi conducted an operation on MA Jinnah Road during which three suspects of the mentioned handi gang were arrested and local and foreign currency worth crores were also recovered.



The spokesman said that among the suspects arrested during the operation are Muhammad Shahid, Muhammad Hasnain and Abdul Rasheed.


The currency recovered from the arrested accused includes more than 9 crore, 8.8 million Pakistani rupees, 32,700 US dollars, 15,000 Saudi riyals and 800 UAE dirhams.


The spokesman further said that the accused were involved in currency exchange without license and mobile phones and messages related to handi reference and several handi reference registers were also recovered from them.