Faisalabad: The police have busted a fake customs officers’ gang and arrested its four active members on charge of robbing people and depriving them of valuables at gunpoint.
Police spokesman said that the accused Hammad, Ali, Muhammad Bin Ismail and Muzammal Hussain used to impersonate customs officers and trap people by presenting themselves as government officials.
After gaining the victims’ confidence, they allegedly threatened them with weapons and robbed them of cash and other valuable belongings.
Receiving complaint, Station House Officer (SHO) Sadar Jaranwala police station Ijaz Ahmad conducted a successful raid and arrested four members of the fraud gang.
The accused were locked behind bars while further investigation was under progress, he added.