LAHORE: The Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) claimed to have arrested an alleged key member of a gang involved in illegal organ transplants.

On the directives of FIA Director General Rafat Mukhtar, a crackdown is underway against those involved in illegal kidney transplants.

According to the FIA Lahore spokesperson,the arrested suspect, Irfan Aslam, was involved in the illegal trade of human organs. `The key suspect was arrested in Lahore on Friday on the complaint of the victim,` he said.

He said the suspect would prepare fake tissue-matching reports to trap patients in need of kidney transplants.

`The suspect extorted millions of rupees from patients and used private hospitals for conducting the illegal procedures,` the spokesperson said and added the suspect was wanted by the FIA Lahore since 2024.

`Initial investigations suggest that several other persons are also involved in this heinous network, ` he said.

Following the suspect`s interrogation, arrests of other culprits and facilitators were expected, he said.