Official says 273 arrested in NCCIA raid on 'illegal' call centre on Karachi's Sharea Faisal
Dawn · Imtiaz Ali ·
Agency claims raid part of a major operation against an alleged international fraud network; suspects' relatives stage protest on main artery, hampering traffic.
KARACHI: The National Cyber Crime Investigation Agency (NCCIA) on Thursday claimed to have conducted a major operation against an alleged international fraud network and arrested 273 people from a call centre located on Sharea Faisal.
Addressing a press conference in Karachi, NCCIA Additional Director Shahzad Akbar said 339 laptops, 152 cell phones and four computers were seized during the operation.
“The NCCIA conducted a major enforcement operation on Nov 4 at a premises located near Kavish Crown Plaza in connection with an ongoing enquiry into an alleged international financial fraud network and call centre,” he said.