JAIPUR:
Customs
officials at
Jaipur airport
apprehended a passenger who was about to depart for
Dubai
with
foreign currency
worth approximately Rs 26 lakh.
The passenger had concealed the notes and was planning to travel without declaring it. He was arrested by officials and claimed that this was one of the rare cases as the person was intercepted not at arrival but while departing. The passenger was granted bail on Saturday afternoon after being arrested in the morning.
“Based on intel, customs officials intercepted a passenger who was going to Dubai by Spicejet Flight. Upon examination of his checked-in baggage, in the x-ray machine, images of some objects inside the false bottom of a trolley bag were noticed which indicated concealment of some currency. On further inquiry, the passenger denied being in possession of / carrying any such items and could not provide any satisfactory explanation. On cutting the bag , 1,30,200
UAE Dirhams
equal to
INR
25,58,430 was found,” said an official statement.
According to officials, the passenger who is in his mid 20s hails from Gujarat and went to Dubai 2-3 times in a year though this was the first time that he was caught.
“The passenger claimed that it was his father’s money which he got exchanged for foreign currency and was planning to buy gold from Dubai which he would get back and sell it here. Usually $5000 is allowed to be taken abroad and that too after being declared but this particular passenger did not declare and in fact concealed it. This is one of the rare instances when we have caught an individual who was actually taking the currency abroad and this has happened after couple of years”, said an official.
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