New Delhi: The Central Industrial Security Force (CISF) has recovered foreign currency worth Rs 7.24 lakh. The foreign currency was recovered from an international departure passenger. The currency was hidden in a trolley wheel.
The passenger is identified as Md Asad. He was held at the Check-in area of Terminal-3 at IGI Airport, Delhi. During checking at the International Departure Customs Office, foreign currency in the denomination of Saudi Riyal- 500×65=32500, UAE Dirhams-150, value in Rs 724800 was recovered from the check-in baggage of the said passenger in a concealed manner inside the wheels of his check-in baggage.
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‘On Monday at about 6 am, on the basis of behaviour detection and profiling, the CISF team zeroed in on one International departure passenger Md Asad, who was travelling on an Indian passport at the check-in area near ‘C’ row. He was supposed to travel to Dubai by Spicejet Airlines, Flight No SG-11/STD 0815 hrs. The said passenger was diverted for random checking at random XBIS near departure gate No 03,’ said a senior CISF officer.
The passenger, the recovered currency and all his documents along with his check-in baggage were handed over to customs officials.
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