The Central Industrial Security Force (CISF) has apprehended a Bangkok-bound Indian man at the Indira Gandhi International (IGI) Airport on Tuesday for carrying US dollars worth over Rs 15 lakh by allegedly concealing them inside layers of crunchy 'papad' packets
A total of USD 19,900 (worth about Rs 15.5 lakh at current value) was found concealed inside boxes marked as spices and between layers of 'papad' packets being carried by the passenger in his luggage
According to Aprov Pandey, the Assistant Inspector General, CISF, on Tuesday around 5 AM, on the basis of behaviour detection, the CISF surveillance and intelligence staff at Terminal-3 of the IGI Airport, noticed suspicious activities of a passenger “The man identified as Rishikesh, who bound for Bangkok by Vistara flight was diverted to random checking point for thorough checking of his luggage,” said Pandey.
“On checking of his baggage through X-BIS machine, doubtful image of concealment of some foreign currency in the baggage was noticed. The matter was informed to senior officers of CISF and Customs officials,” said the Assistant IG.
“On thorough checking of his bag, in the presence of custom officials,a total of 19,900 USD worth approximately Rs 15.5 lakh was detected concealed inside the spice boxes and between the layers of papad packets to avoid detection,” said Assistant IG.
“On enquiry, he could not produce valid documents to carry such amount of foreign currency. The passenger along with the detected foreign currency was handed over to Custom officials for further action in the matter,” Pandey added.