Media Release
Mangalore, Jun 17: The officers of customs at Mangalore International Airport on Tuesday June 17 seized assorted foreign currencies worth Indian equivalent of Rs 6.70 lac possessed illicitly by a passenger.
The currencies were concealed inside personal clothing kept in a hand baggage carried by Jaleel Kunhu Kutty, a resident of Hidayath Nagar, Kasargod.
Jaleel arrived from Sharjah by Jet Airways Flight No 9W531 on Tuesday at 8 am.
The above operation was conducted under the supervision of Hemen Gogoi, deputy commissioner of customs, Mangalore International Airport by a team led by H B Venkatesh, superintendent along with superintendents R S Venkatram, G V Prabhu, R G Gaonkar, S K Nelli and inspectors Bikram Chakraborthy, P C Padhi, Prasanna Kumari and Devendra Pratap Singh and havaldars Gopal and Sowmya Naik.
Further investigation is under progress, under the guidance of the commissioner of customs, Mangalore.
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