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Sydney Man Charged Over Alleged Exit Trafficking of Wife and Child

After deceiving his family into traveling to Pakistan he allegedly blocked their return to Australia

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Overview

  • Australian Federal Police arrested the 45-year-old in June and charged him with two counts of trafficking a person by deception and one count of dealing with identification information via a carriage service
  • Investigators allege he convinced his wife and one-year-old daughter to travel to Pakistan in August 2024 before taking the child’s passport and abandoning them at a Pakistan airport
  • He returned alone to Australia later that month and is accused of fraudulently cancelling his wife’s Australian visa in November 2024
  • The wife reported the incident after returning in February 2025 and AFP worked with the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade to facilitate the child’s return
  • Detective Acting Superintendent Luke Needham warned that exit trafficking often occurs within family units and urged anyone affected to come forward