Five suspected human traffickers arrested in Karachi’s Surjani Town

Five suspects of interprovincial human trafficking were apprehended in a combined operation conducted by West District police and Sindh Rangers in Surjani Town of Karachi, authorities said.

Sindh Rangers official said the culprits had brought illegal Afghan nationals from Hub to Karachi and had arranged their temporary housing in Hub.

Those arrested were named as Abdul Aziz Brohi, Muhammad Bakhsh Dashti, Ali Hassan Brohi, Nadeem Brohi and Jameel Brohi.

The statement stated weapons, drugs and a Suzuki loader vehicle were recovered from their custody.

The accused reportedly escaped arrest by taking unpaved routes through Manghopir, Bund Murad, Surjani and the Northern Bypass.

Rangers claim to have charged almost Rs2 million to ferry a family to Karachi. The accused allegedly confessed to having smuggled roughly 230 undocumented Afghan people into the city in a single month.

Human trafficking was also carried out via small vehicles and motorcycles, the spokesperson said, adding that operations were underway to nab the suspects’ accomplices.

“Meanwhile, a similar group had also helped in the transportation of suspects involved in terrorist attacks from Balochistan to Karachi,” the official further said.