Passenger in Delhi detained after hiding cash in suitcase wheels
Central industrial security forces at the Delhi airport in India detained a passenger who was hiding foreign currency worth Rs 7.24 lakh in the wheels of his suitcase. According to officials, the passenger was identified as Md Asad.
The detainee was traveling with an Indian passport. He was caught in the check-in area of Terminal 3 at the IGI airport in Delhi, Devdiscourse writes.
It is reported that the checked baggage of the traveler in wheels contained foreign currency in denomination of Saudi Riyal- 500x65=32500, UAE Dirhams-150, value in INR 724800.
A senior CISF officer confirmed that the passenger was detained at around 6 a.m.
"He was supposed to fly to Dubai on a Spicejet flight, with number SG-11/STD 0815. The said passenger was redirected for random screening in the XBIS system at gate 03," the statement said.
The passenger was detained after passing through immigration control and taken to the International Departure Customs with his documents and baggage.
