Ayyan (model)
Charges and Arrest
Charges and Arrest
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On 14 March 2015, the [Pakistan Airport Security Forces](/wiki/Law_enforcement_in_Pakistan%23Agencies "Law enforcement in Pakistan#Agencies") arrested Ayyan and charged her with [money laundering](/wiki/Money_laundering "Money laundering"). She was boarding a flight to [UAE](/wiki/UAE "UAE") from [Benazir International Airport](/wiki/Benazir_International_Airport "Benazir International Airport") in [Islamabad](/wiki/Islamabad "Islamabad"). Ayyan was off to [Dubai](/wiki/Dubai "Dubai") through a private airline when Airport Security Force (ASF) checked her luggage on the counter and discovered US$506,800\. She was presented before a customs judge who sent her on a fourteen\-day judicial remand. She was then taken to a medical facility for examination. The $500,000 in her suitcase exceeded the legal limit of cash that can be carried out of Pakistan, which is $10,000\. During interrogation she allegedly named several [Pakistani politicians](/wiki/Politics_of_Pakistan "Politics of Pakistan") and models involved in money laundering. On 14 July 2015, Ayyan was released from jail on bail.

### Murder of Customs Inspector who caught her

The widow of the customs inspector who was to be the key prosecution witness in the money laundering case of Ayyan Ali, stated that her husband had been killed to protect Ayyan.


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