PESHAWAR: A two-member organized gang allegedly involved in dollars smuggling was arrested by the Federal Investigation Authority (FIA) team on Thursday.
The spokesman of FIA in a statement here said that two accused including a customs inspector Wajid and Asfandyar involved in dollars smuggling were arrested from the foreign currency declaration centre at Torkham.
The accused were arrested on the revelation of intelligence agencies.
The accused inspector Wajad was deployed at the Torkham border while the accused Asfandyar in connivance with custom officials were involved in an illegal clearance of dollars.
During the search, 1, 23, 000 USD were recovered from accused Asfandyar who was in contact with several agents and received dollars from agents at customs offices in Torkham.
The spokesman said the accused got Rs 50, 000 commission for smuggling one lakh dollars, and the commission amount was later handed over to customs officials.
The investigation was started after the arrest of the accused and ra
ids were made for the arrest of other accused.