The Central Industrial Security Force has nabbed a passenger holding Indian passport from Indira Gandhi International (IGI) airport for allegedly trying to smuggle foreign currency. The CISF have seized foreign currency worth Rs 12. 87 lakh hidden in accused inner wears.
According to CISF official, the accused identified as Harpreet Singh who was supposed to travel to Dubai when on being suspicious was stopped by security personnel at Terminal-3. “The security personnel noticed presence of some item concealed under the clothes of a passenger and he was taken to a separate place for pat-down search. During pat-down search, high volume of foreign currency in different denominations concealed in his inner wear clothes was recovered,” said the CISF official.
“We have seized Swiss Francs- 4000, Euros- 11100 and Dirhams- 3155 foreign currency which value around Rs.12. 87 lakhs. The accused along-with the recovered foreign currency was handed over to Customs Officials for further legal action,” said the CISF official.