Trichy: Air Intelligence Unit of customs officials seized foreign currencies equivalent to Indian Rs 19.82 lakh from a passenger, who was about to board a Kuala Lumpur-bound flight at Trichy International Airport on Monday.
In another incident, the officials recovered 1.1 kg of gold worth Rs 37 lakh in a rubbery form from four passengers at the airport on Monday.
During their routine checking process, customs officials grew suspicious about a passenger, who arrived at the airport to board a flight.
The passenger, who was identified as Ali Abbas, the resident of Chennai, was about to board a Kuala Lumpur bound Air Asia flight Number AK23 from Trichy airport. When the officials checked his bag, the currencies were found concealed in a novel way.
According to airport sources, they seized foreign currencies from the passenger such as 53,000 Saudi Riyals (500 x 106), 5,700 Euro (100 x 57), 4 lakh Japan Yen (10,000 x 37; 5,000 x 1 and 1,000 x 15), 12,000 Malaysian Ringgits (100 x 120), 2,100 Australian Dollar (100 x 16; 50 x 10), 3,000 Qatar Riyal (500 x 6) and 600 Swiss Franc (100 x 6).
The total value of the currencies has been valued at Rs 19.82 lakh. The passenger had not been arrested since the value of the seized foreign currencies was less than Rs 20 lakh, a customs official said.
18/06/19 Times of India
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In another incident, the officials recovered 1.1 kg of gold worth Rs 37 lakh in a rubbery form from four passengers at the airport on Monday.
During their routine checking process, customs officials grew suspicious about a passenger, who arrived at the airport to board a flight.
The passenger, who was identified as Ali Abbas, the resident of Chennai, was about to board a Kuala Lumpur bound Air Asia flight Number AK23 from Trichy airport. When the officials checked his bag, the currencies were found concealed in a novel way.
According to airport sources, they seized foreign currencies from the passenger such as 53,000 Saudi Riyals (500 x 106), 5,700 Euro (100 x 57), 4 lakh Japan Yen (10,000 x 37; 5,000 x 1 and 1,000 x 15), 12,000 Malaysian Ringgits (100 x 120), 2,100 Australian Dollar (100 x 16; 50 x 10), 3,000 Qatar Riyal (500 x 6) and 600 Swiss Franc (100 x 6).
The total value of the currencies has been valued at Rs 19.82 lakh. The passenger had not been arrested since the value of the seized foreign currencies was less than Rs 20 lakh, a customs official said.
18/06/19 Times of India
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