Overview
- NCCIA-led, intelligence-based action began with a December 18 raid in DHA Phase 6 and extended to arrests in DHA Phase 1 and Ittehad.
- Authorities detained 15 foreign nationals and 19 Pakistani citizens accused of duping overseas investors with fake high-return schemes.
- Teams recovered 37 computers, 40 mobile phones, more than 10,000 SIM cards and six illegal gateway exchanges used to run the operation.
- Preliminary findings point to roughly $60 million moved in Bitcoin and US dollars, with scams coordinated through platforms including Telegram.
- Sindh officials vowed a continuing crackdown and acknowledged diplomatic sensitivities as investigators work to identify facilitators and victims.