Rs. 11 lakh seized from air passengers

Chennai: Customs authorities seized Rs.11 lakh from 11 passengers bound for Singapore on Air India Express flight IX 682 here on Saturday morning.
The Air Intelligence Unit searched their luggage and found brown covers containing Rs.1 lakh in each of the passenger’s bags.
Export of Indian currency in excess of Rs.5,000 is illegal under the Foreign Exchange Management Regulations (2000).
C. Rajan, Commissioner of Customs (Airport), stated in a press release that the passengers had not declared the currency and were not in possession of legal documents to carry money out of the country.
24/10/07 The Hindu

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Categories: Airports Oct 2007