KARACHI: Clifton police in a successful operation arrested a three-member gang of thieves and recovered a large quantity of foreign currency and valuables from the possession of the accused.

According to details, Clifton police have arrested the most wanted three-member gang including its ringleader. In this regard, DIG South Javed Akbar Riaz told the media that a large amount of foreign currency has been recovered from the possession of the arrested accused.

Apart from watches, gold jewelery, rings, bangles, mobile phones, foreign valuables and other valuables were also in the possession of the accused which were recovered.

DIG South said that the arrested accused were working as cooks in different houses of Defense. The ringleader of the arrested thieves is the butler of a senior government official.

According to Javed Akbar Riaz, the accused had been working in the house of a government official for the last 10 years.