Man Arrested With Foreign Currency Worth Rs 59 Lakh At Delhi Airport
NDTV
The passenger was identified as Sumit Kumar, who was going to Sharjah by Air India Express flight, stopped on suspicion and handed over to the Customs department for further investigation.
The Central Industrial Security Force on Friday detected high volume of foreign currency worth approximately Rs 59 lakh at IGI Airport in New Delhi.
The passenger was identified as Sumit Kumar, who was going to Sharjah by Air India Express flight, stopped on suspicion and handed over to the Customs department for further investigation.
"On thorough checking of his handbag, 22,000 US Dollars and 2,00,000 UAE Dirham worth approximately INR 59 lakh were found concealed under the false bottom of his bag," said the officer.
A senior CISF officer informed that on Wednesday at around 10 pm, on the basis of behavior detection, CISF surveillance and intelligence staff of IGI airport noticed the suspicious activities of a passenger standing at 'C' row in Check-in area of Terminal-3 at IGI Airport. On suspicion, he was diverted at random checking point near Departure Gate No.3 for thorough checking of his luggage.
