Daijiworld Media Network - Mangaluru
Mangaluru, Jun 22: The customs officers at Mangaluru International Airport seized foreign currencies equivalent to Rs 7.54 lac from a passenger on the evening of Sunday June 21.
The foreign currencies were seized from a passenger identified as Abdul Kader hailing from Perumbala, Kasaragod.
The customs officers seize 18,250 Saudi Arabian riyals, 1,075 UAE dirhams, 860 Kuwait dinars, 3650 Qatar riyals, 735 Omani riyal, 55 Bahrain dinars and 500 US dollars in various denominations, equivalent to Rs 7,54,411 from the passenger.
The passenger was intercepted during his departure from Mangaluru International Airport on the evening of June 21 by Air India Express flight number IX 813 to Dubai.
The said passenger attempted to smuggle the foreign currencies out of India without valid money exchange documents and by concealment in his checked-in baggage, stated a press release from the assistant commissioner of customs V Selvadurai.
Further investigations are on.