The Central Industrial Security Force (CISF) officials have apprehended two women passengers with foreign currency worth Rs 1.75 crore on suspicion that the money was being smuggled out from Indira Gandhi International (IGI) airport in national Capital.
According to a senior CISF official, the seizures were made over two days in separate cases.
In the first case, that took place on Wednesday, Maryam Garba, a Nigerian national, was nabbed by the Central Industrial Security Force personnel at the Indira Gandhi International Airport for allegedly carrying currencies of different countries to the tune of Rs 1.61 crore.
“She was travelling to Dubai and could not explain the reason for carrying so much cash in multiple currencies like US dollars, Singaporean dollars and Swiss Franc,” said the senior CISF official adding that the woman has been handed over to the Customs Department for further probe.
In the second incident, that took place Tuesday evening, Saudi Arabia national Samar Amer Zanbaa was apprehended with a cache of USD worth Rs 14.25 lakh.
“The Saudi woman, travelling to Jeddah, has been handed over to Customs authorities to probe the source and motive of the foreign currency,” said the senior police official adding that the total value of foreign currency recovered in the two cases is an estimated Rs 1.75 crore.