TV actor, stand-up comedian Swapnil Joshi detained at airport

Mumbai: Television actor Swapnil Joshi and two others were detained at the international airport on Tuesday for carrying Indian currency beyond the permissible limit while returning from Bangkok.
Customs officials, led by assistant commissioner of police Sameer Wankhede, stopped Joshi, stand-up comedian Vijay Pawar alias VIP and a woman when they were passing through the green channel.
Joshi and Pawar had Rs1 lakh each in their possession, while the woman was carrying Rs40,000.
Joshi, Pawar and the woman had reached Mumbai on Tuesday afternoon in a Jet Airways flight. They had gone to Bangkok perform at a private party where Joshi and Pawar were paid Rs1 lakh each.
Joshi and Pawar were fined Rs48, 000 each and finally let off. “We are innocent. We were not aware of the Customs rules. We did not do this intentionally,” Joshi told DNA.
22/11/11 Daily News & Analysis

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