Man held at IGIA with memory cards worth R58 lakh

The customs department at the Indira Gandhi International Airport (IGIA) have arrested a businessman returning from Hong Kong and recovered memory cards worth Rs 58 lakh from him. Customs department officers said Praveen Chopra had concealed 42 packets of cards inside the stocking he wore under an oversized pair of jeans.
A resident of Krishna Nagar, Chopra was returning from Hong Kong on board Air India flight 301.
Customs sources said Chopra had gone to Hong Kong on June 29 and that there was a gang who was using him as a courier.
01/07/11 Hindustan Times

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Categories: Airports Jul 2011, Foreign Jul 2011