KARACHI: The National Cyber Crime Investigation Agency (NCCIA) conducted raids at two locations in Karachi’s upscale Defence area, arresting 33 individuals, including women and 12 foreign nationals, mostly Chinese, for their alleged involvement in large-scale cyber fraud.
Officials said on Friday that the suspects had been running Ponzi schemes and other fraudulent operations for a long time, earning thousands of dollars daily through illegal activities. The raids were carried out on information provided by a sensitive intelligence agency.
The first raid was conducted in Defence Phase-I, followed by another operation in Defence Phase-VI. A large number of NCCIA investigation officers participated in both operations. Sources said the raiding teams were not informed in advance about the exact locations prior to the operations.
Two cases have been registered by Inspector Ashraf Jan. The investigation of the first case has been assigned to Assistant Director Tariq Arbab, while Inspector Adnan Shah will investigate the second case. A huge quantity of electronic equipment, including computers and laptops, was recovered from both locations. Due to the large volume of seized material, all the equipment was transported to the NCCIA circle office in a truck. Further investigations are underway to determine the full scope of the fraud network and identify additional facilitators and beneficiaries involved in the operation.
