Archive · 18 Sep 2025
Pakistani Agent Arrested for Human Trafficking Scheme
A man named Waqas Ali was arrested in Pakistan for tricking people into going to Japan by pretending they were a football team.
He made fake documents, including a letter from a football club, to get them visas.
The people paid a lot of money to go, but the trip was actually a way to illegally immigrate.
The authorities caught on, and now Waqas Ali is facing charges.
The investigation continues to find others involved in this scam.
Waqas Ali was arrested by the FIA for a human trafficking scheme.
He allegedly sent people to Japan pretending they were a football team.
Ali arranged 15-day visit visas using forged documents.
The first group departed January 1, 2024 and did not return.
Each person paid between 4-4.5 million Pakistani rupees.
- Who
- Waqas Ali and the FIA.
- What
- Arrest of Waqas Ali for allegedly running a human trafficking scheme, sending people to Japan as a fake football team.
- When
- September 15.
- Where
- Sialkot, Pakistan.
- Why
- For alleged human trafficking and illegal migration.
- Arrested
- Waqas Ali of Sialkot
- Charges
- Human trafficking via fake football team
- Scheme Details
- Forged documents for travel to Japan
- Visa Type
- 15-day visit visas
- Fake Documents
- Invitation letter from Boavista FC, letters from PFF and Foreign Affairs
- First Group
- Departed January 1, 2024; did not return
- Cost per Person
- Rs 4-4.5 million PKR
- Date of Arrest
- September 15
