Man Caught Smuggling Dollars Worth Rs 27 Lakh At Delhi Airport

The passenger along with the detected 34,500 US Dollars worth approximately Rs 27 lakh was handed over to Customs officials for further action in the matter.

A man was held at Delhi's Indira Gandhi International Airport (IGI) on Wednesday for allegedly attempting to smuggle 34,500 US dollars, by hiding it in the false bottom of his sweet boxes.

"On June 1, at about 12. 25 pm, on the basis of behaviour detection, CISF surveillance and intelligence staff, noticed suspicious activities of a passenger at the Check-In area near "J" row, Terminal-3 of IGI Airport. The passenger was later identified as Ravi Kumar (Indian) who was supposed to travel to Dubai by Air India Express Airlines flight No. IX-141 (STD 1.30 pm)", stated the CISF.

On suspicion, he was diverted to a random checking point for thorough checking of his luggage. On checking his handbag through the X-BIS machine, some foreign currency concealed in the "False Bottom" of some gift packed boxes of sweets was noticed.

Thereafter, the passenger was allowed to complete the check-in formalities and was kept under close watch through physical and electronic measures. The matter was also informed to Senior Officers of CISF and Customs officials.