Mumbai, June 4: The Central Industrial Security Force (CISF) personnel on Thursday intercepted a foreign national at the Mumbai airport and recovered illicit foreign currency worth Rs 1.39 crore, being carried by him in his baggage. The said passenger was travelling from Mumbai to Addis Ababa with the unaccounted cash, officials said.
According to CISF officials, the foreign national, while checking in for the scheduled flight, came under the scanner of CISF officials after the latter observed some suspicious objects in his baggage during screening at the X-ray Baggage Inspection System (X-BIS). The X-ray image of his belongings created some suspicion, prompting the CISF officials to carry out a detailed examination of his hand baggage.
Foreign currency recovered
The incident unfolded at the city airport on Thursday morning, when the security personnel were conducting routine baggage screening at the airport. It was during the baggage screening that the CISF personnel stumbled upon a suspicious bag, belonging to a traveller of foreign origin, and then dug deeper into the scanned image.
Uncleared foreign currency amounting to USD 145,000, approximately Rs 1.39 crore, was found in his bag and subsequently seized by the authorities, officials said.
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The foreign national was subsequently taken into custody and handed over to the Customs officials at the airport for further interrogation and action.
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