Video: Clever, But Not Enough. Lakhs Found Inside Airport Bag Handle

Upon a thorough checking of the bag, officials found that foreign currency notes had been rolled up, covered with clear plastic, and stuffed into the hollow pipes of the passenger's trolley bag handle.

A gasp of amazement from airport officials who encounter ingenious devices to sneak in valuables everyday betrayed the novelty of fishing out lakhs in foreign currency, rolled up tightly and stuffed inside the handles of a bag. 

In all, foreign currency worth Rs 64 lakh was found hidden inside the metal pipes of a Bangkok-bound passenger's trolley bag early Sunday morning by security officials at Delhi's Indira Gandhi International Airport.

Upon a thorough checking of the bag, officials found that foreign currency notes had been rolled up, covered with clear plastic, and stuffed into the hollow pipes of the passenger's trolley bag handle.

Security officials at the International Departure Customs Office detached the handle of the bag, and used a long needle to take out the multiple wads of cash.