KARACHI: Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) has arrested a local money changer company chief Munaf Kalia during probe of a foreign exchange scam.According to details, the FIA during the operation against people involved in the massive foreign exchange scandal arrested the Chief of local money changer firm Khanani and Kalia, Munaf Kalia on Friday night.
FIR has been registered against Mr. Munaf Kalia.
The federal government has constituted at least four teams for the operation, which will arrest some other key figures in the case.
Earlier the investigation agencies arrested at least 12 people during the massive operation against the money changers reportedly involved in sending the foreign exchange worth $10 billion abroad.
The operation was put in action after intelligence agencies gathered reports regarding the illegal activity.
The arrested people are said to be involved in illegally sending US$ ten billion abroad, causing a big blow to the national economy.
According to reports some NADRA people have also been arrested in the scam. According to sources, these people helped the money-changers involved in the scandal by providing them duplicate identity cards.
Furthermore, the offices of Khanani and Kalia situated at I.I. Chundrigar Road and other parts of the country have been sealed off and the officials of a federal intelligence agency have been deployed outside the premises, reports said.
According to the sources, the names of the main characters of the foreign exchange scam have also been put at the exit control list.
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