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KARACHI: The Federal Intelligence Agency (FIA) has launched a money laundering probe against Tik Tok star Hareem Shah.
According to reports, FIA officials have decided to write a letter to the British National Crime Agency (NCA) to investigate after a video showed the social media star confessing to carrying large sums of currency.
An FIA official said action is being taken against Hareem Shah under foreign exchange laws and that unlawful transfer of foreign currency comes under money laundering.” Shah, whose real name is Fizza Hussain, had travelled from Karachi International Airport to Doha on January 10 before onwards travel to London.
In a video on social media, Hareem said that she was dealing with large sums of currency for the first time and warned others to be cautious.
Hareem confessed to transferring foreign currency out of the country. She was found flaunting bundles of British pounds which he claimed to have brought from Pakistan.
“I was bringing a large amount from Pakistan to the UK for the first time. When bringing the amount, take care because you might land yourself in trouble. No one stopped me nor can they stop me. I reached safely,” she said.