Hyderabad: The series of foreign currency smuggling attempts at RGI Airport has made it clear that city-based hawala operators have been transporting huge amount of foreign currency in small suitcases.
Over the past one month, Directorate of Revenue Intelligence (DRI) sleuths arrested four city men and seized Rs 3.56 crore worth foreign currency from their possession.
In two cases, the offenders were travelling to Dubai and in another case, the accused were going to Sharjah.
Initially DRI sleuths thought that the smugglers are trying to take UAE's currency dirhams along with US dollars and euros, which could easily be exchanged in the country.
But during the recent arrest, DRI sleuths were shocked to see the smuggler carrying Australian dollars, Saudi riyals, Omani riyals, Qatar riyals and Kuwaiti dinars to UAE which has flummoxed intelligence officials.
16/04/16 Times of India
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Over the past one month, Directorate of Revenue Intelligence (DRI) sleuths arrested four city men and seized Rs 3.56 crore worth foreign currency from their possession.
In two cases, the offenders were travelling to Dubai and in another case, the accused were going to Sharjah.
Initially DRI sleuths thought that the smugglers are trying to take UAE's currency dirhams along with US dollars and euros, which could easily be exchanged in the country.
But during the recent arrest, DRI sleuths were shocked to see the smuggler carrying Australian dollars, Saudi riyals, Omani riyals, Qatar riyals and Kuwaiti dinars to UAE which has flummoxed intelligence officials.
16/04/16 Times of India
