Two held for bid to smuggle currencies

Chennai: Two air passengers, who allegedly attempted to smuggle foreign currencies valued at over Rs 20 lakh by concealing them in their rectums, have been arrested by the Air Intelligence Unit of Customs at the airport here.
Abdul Razack Abdul Bakki (39) and Ameer Ali Sarpudeen (37) of S P Pattinam in Ramanathapuram district, bound for Singapore in an Indian flight, were arrested late last night for violation of the Provisions of the Customs Act, Commissioner of Customs (Airport) C Rajan said in a release here today.
In yet another customs violation, a Chinese national bound for Hong Kong by a Malaysian Airlines flight was found to be carrying undeclared money to the tune of $ 15,600 equivalent to Rs 6.28 lakh. The currency was seized for violation of the provisions of the Customs Act.
27/09/07 Chennai Online

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Categories: Airports Sep 2007, Foreign Sep 2007