CHENNAI: Law enforcement officials at the Chennai airport intercepted a passenger bound for Mumbai and recovered foreign currencies worth Rs 1.57 crore.
Acting on specific inputs, a Central Industrial Security Force personnel discovered 13 concealed packets during a security check on Saturday.
The investigation led to the recovery of 1,30,000 US Dollars and 2,24,500 Saudi Rials, totaling the value at Rs 1.57 crore.
"This is a very big haul of foreign currency at the Chennai Airport. CISF appreciated the diligent and alert performance of screeners and intelligence staff," an official release said on Sunday.
After informing the Customs department at the airport, the passenger was later handed over to the Air intelligence wing of Income Tax investigation department, the release added.
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