Acting on a tip-off, police in Mochko intercepted one of the largest seizures of foreign currency in recent times. Officers set up surveillance on routes leading into Karachi from Balochistan. Their target was a network suspected to be involved in smuggling Iranian currency.
Police said that after two cars, bearing registration numbers AZC-922 and AYC-169, entered the area, their teams moved in, stopping both vehicles before the occupants could react. Inside were six men and three women, believed to be part of a highly wanted smuggling ring. The suspects were taken into custody without resistance.
A thorough search of the vehicles yielded 236 bundles of Iranian currency hidden within compartments. Their total was 29.69 billion Iranian rials (approximately Rs6.278 million). The arrested suspects were identified as Muhammad Asghar, Abdul Ghaffar, Bibi Sahara, Gul Seema, Bibi Afsana, Taj Muhammad, Muhammad Naseem, Nematullah and Anar Gul. Police believe the group had transported the currency via Balochistan into Karachi, possibly as part of a larger financial network operating across regions.
The suspects, along with the impounded vehicles and the seized currency, are set to be handed over to the Federal Investigation Agency for further investigation. The District Keamari police chief praised the Mochko police team for their timely action and professionalism. He also announced certificates of appreciation for the officers involved in recognition of their efforts.
Car snatchers held
Police busted three members of a gang involved in car snatching. They said the suspects had stopped a Honda City near the Awami Kanta limits of the Saudabad police station and kidnapped car owner Muzaffar Ali, taking him away in his own vehicle.
On receiving information, Saudabad SHO Inspector Atiqur Rehman followed them with a police party, during which an exchange of fire occurred, with police arresting the three suspects, two of them wounded, and rescuing the victim. The injured suspects were identified as Tariq Ahmed Dharejo and Sajan Sanghi Sawand, and the third suspect as Mudassar Niaz Khan.
The fourth suspect, who fled with the vehicle the suspects had arrived in, a white Corolla GLI, has been identified, and raids are being conducted to arrest him. The victim’s vehicle, stolen Rs140,000 in cash, a 9mm pistol and two 30-bore pistols with rounds were recovered from the suspects.
