Money laundering bid foiled at Karachi airport

KARACHI,  Airport Security Force (ASF) on Monday thwarted a money laundering bid from Karachi airport and arrested an accused.

According to ASF, a female passenger travelling to Dubai was caught with local and foreign currency. The recovered currency worth more than seven million was concealed in the bag of the passenger and was caught by the Airport Security Force during checking.

The passenger has been handed over to the Pakistan Customs after an initial investigation by the Airport Security Force, the spokesperson said.

Earlier, Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) initiated money laundering probe against famous TikToker Hareem Shah after the social media star in a video openly committed illegally carrying large sums of currency abroad.

According to FIA Sindh spokesperson, the probe had been launched against TiKToker under the country’s foreign exchange regulation act. The FIA officials also decided to write a letter to the British National Crime Agency to request the body to investigate money laundering charges against Shah.