Three offloaded at Faisalabad airport over suspected human trafficking

Lahore: An attempt to illegally travel to Europe via sea under the guise of an Ethiopian visit visa has been foiled. FIA Immigration Faisalabad offloaded three passengers and took them into custody.

According to the FIA spokesperson, the passengers were identified as Atif Shafiq, Muhammad Sufyan, and Abdul Rehman. They were traveling to Ethiopia on a visit visa via flight number FZ-356. The individuals belonged to Mandi Bahauddin, Gujranwala, and Bhimber, respectively.

According to the FIA, during immigration clearance, the passengers were found to be suspicious. It was discovered that they intended to travel to Libya under the pretense of an Ethiopian visit, and from there, proceed illegally to Europe via sea.

The FIA spokesperson added that the passengers have been transferred to the Composite Circle Faisalabad to identify and trace the agents involved.