SIALKOT: Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) arrested 1,085 human-traffickers including 229 proclaimed offenders (POs), 79 court absconders, four hard-core human-traffickers named in the FIA Red Book, 393 land-route agents and 380 other accused during the year 2017.
The arrests were made in Gujranwala division’s all six districts—Sialkot, Narowal, Gujrat, Mandi Bahaud Din, Hafizabad and Gujranwala.
FIA Deputy Director Mufakhar Adeel told the media on Tuesday that the FIA also recovered Rs 200 million from the accused and finalised 2,784 inquiries and submitted challans in 1,402 cases in the local courts.
