ISLAMABAD: The Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) on Friday arrested three more Chinese nationals from the Islamabad airport in an ongoing crackdown against fake marriages and human trafficking.
According to FIA’s immigration cell, three Pakistani women were also arrested who were accompanying the Chinese and were purportedly involved in smuggling Pakistani girls to China.
The FIA further said the Chinese nationals were involved in organ trafficking as well.
The development comes after a day after the FIA busted another human smuggling cell and taken into custody 11 Chinese nationals and two Pakistanis from Lahore’s Johar Town neighbourhood.
According to FIA, the suspects pretended to be Muslims while marriage bureau agents would take commissions from Chinese and then have them married to Pakistani girls. The girls were then sent to China after marriage.
A girl rescued by the FIA told the authorities they were threatened with having their organs removed.
Earlier this week, the FIA arrested 15 Chinese nationals including a woman from Rawalpindi accused of trafficking Pakistani girls to China. The gang was led by a Chinese national Song Chuaoyang who was also arrested.
Two Pakistani girls were recovered from the accused. A Christian and two Muslims girls were earlier sent back to their parents by the FIA authorities.
