Sunday, August 28, 2016

4 held for smuggling Rs 1.34 crore foreign currency

Chennai: Four people were detained by customs and DRI officials from Chennai and Tiruchy airports with foreign currencies valued Rs 1.32 crore while they trying to smuggle out suspected hawala money on Saturday morning to Singapore.

Three passengers travelling with Singapore tourist visa in Jet Airways flight to Singapore from Chennai were found carrying Rs 42 lakh worth foreign currency  hidden in folded clothes in their baggage. There were bundles of US dollars, Euro and Saudi Riyals, airport sources said.

Meanwhile, DRI sleuths caught another passenger in Tiruchy airport who was to fly to Singapore early Saturday morning in IA express Chennai– Tiruchy– Singapore flight.
28/08/16 Deccan Chronicle
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