Sydney man arrested for seizing family’s travel documents and abandoning them abroad

A man in Sydney has been accused of deliberately leaving his wife and one-year-old child in Pakistan without documentation, thereby obstructing their return. Following an AFP investigation, the suspect was arrested and charged with serious offences including exit trafficking and fraud... Learn more in this podcast.

AFP investigators executed a search warrant at an Austral (NSW) home on 11 June, 2025, and seized several electronic items and documents.(Source:AFP)

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Sydney man arrested for seizing family’s travel documents and abandoning them abroad

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A man from the southwestern suburbs of Sydney, who allegedly left his wife and one-year-old child in Pakistan without travel documents, was presented in a local court on June 11, 2025, on human smuggling charges.

Exit trafficking involves situations where a person is sent abroad with the belief that they will return to Australia, but the offender deliberately plans to make their return impossible.

A 45-year-old man is accused of deceiving his wife and child into travelling to Pakistan in August 2024. Upon arrival, he allegedly took the child's passport and abandoned his wife and child at the airport. He returned to Australia alone later that same month.

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The wife somehow managed to return to Australia in February 2025 and filed a complaint with the AFP.

AFP investigators, working with the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade (DFAT), facilitated the child's return. The child was born in Australia and is an Australian citizen.

Source AFP

If you suspect that you or someone else is a victim or at risk of modern slavery or human trafficking, call 131AFP or use the AFP’s confidential online form. For immediate danger or emergency, call Triple Zero (000).

If you or someone you know is being exploited, help is available. For more information and confidential advice, visit the Australian Red Cross website or call 1800 113 015.

(Source AFP)

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