Britain's NCA recovers Rs300m from fraudster being probed by NAB

Dunya News

The NCA has informed the NAB about the proceedings, according to a letter sent to the NAB.

ISLAMABAD (Dunya News) – The United Kingdom’s National Crime Agency (NCA) has recovered Rs300 million from the family of an alleged fraudster, who fled to Pakistan after committing the crime, sources familiar with the matter in the National Accountability Bureau (NAB) told the media on Sunday.

The NAB Rawalpindi has been investigating accusations against suspect identified as Nisar Afzal and contacted the NCA for further proceedings in the case.

The NCA has informed the NAB about the proceedings, according to a letter sent to the accountability watchdog.

The NCA – a national law enforcement agency in the UK – is a lead agency against organised crime; human, weapon and drug trafficking; cyber crime; and economic crime that goes across regional and international borders, but can be tasked to investigate any crime.