A senior official said the FIA introduced a strict accountability mechanism to round up the human trafficking elements with itself in the aftermath of the boat incidents in Europe and Africa, in which a large number of Pakistanis lost their lives.

The complainant stated that he, too, was tricked into sending a total of Rs468,500.

Previous arrests centered on the northern border with China, and it's the first time the Myanmar junta has announced mass arrests for scams in Yangon.