Friday, April 20, 2018

DRI busts hawala racket at Delhi airport; seizes forex worth Rs 1.93 cr

New Delhi: The DRI has busted an international hawala racket at the Delhi airport and seized foreign currencies worth Rs 1.93 crore.

Officers of the Directorate of Revenue Intelligence (DRI) intercepted a domestic as well as a Dubai-bound international passengers of Delhi-Kochi-Dubai flight on Wednesday, an official statement issued today said.
The DRI officials seized Saudi Riyal, Euro and Pound Sterling of various denominations equivalent to Rs 1.93 crore from the international passenger, it said.

The international passenger as well as the domestic passenger had booked the ticket in an Air India flight, the DRI said.

The domestic passenger was travelling to Kochi and the international passenger was going to Dubai.

"The domestic passenger handed over the foreign currencies to the international passenger after clearing the customs, immigration and security checks," the statement by the DRI said.
20/04/18 PTI/Business Standard
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