RAWALPINDI: Directorate of Customs Intelligence and Investigation Rawalpindi has arrested accused Zahid Miraj from New Islamabad International Airport (NIIA) on his from Dubai.
Sources said that a team of Directorate of Customs Intelligence and Investigation led by Deputy Director Naveed-ur-Rehman arrested an accused Zahid Miraj when he arrived from Dubai via flight no: ER724. The accused is nominated in FIR No. 01/2021 registered under Anti-Money Laundering Act, 2010 for his involvement in money laundering under the garb of gold exports. He was nominated in the said FIR along with 9 other accused for their involvement in money laundering to the tune of USD16.1 million to United Arab Emirates (UAE).
Sources said that another main accused namely Humayun Akram was also arrested earlier arrested this month by the team of Customs Intelligence and Investigation Rawalpindi from Sialkot International Airport while he was attempting to flee from Pakistan to UAE.
It is pertinent to mention here that the Directorate of Customs Intelligence and Investigation Rawalpindi is actively pursuing all anti-money laundering cases referred to it and is strategically carrying out coordinated efforts with other agencies to counter this phenomenon.
