Video: Passenger stuffs Rs. 41 lakhs foreign currency in 'lehenga buttons', held at Delhi airport

Video: Passenger stuffs Rs. 41 lakhs foreign currency in 'lehenga buttons', held at Delhi airport

CISF tweeted about the same through their Twitter account: vigilant CISF personnel apprehended a passenger carrying foreign currency (worth approx. Rs. 41 lakhs) concealed in 'Lehenga Buttons' kept inside his bag @ IGI Airport, New Delhi. The passenger was handed over to customs. #PROTECTIONandSECURITY #Alertness

FPJ Web DeskUpdated: Wednesday, August 31, 2022, 01:55 PM IST
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Passenger stuffed Rs. 41 lakhs foreign currency in 'lehenga' buttons, held at IGI Airport. | screengrab

New Delhi: A Dubai-bound Indian passenger was apprehended by CISF personnel at the Delhi airport on Tuesday for allegedly smuggling Saudi Riyals worth Rs 41 lakh by concealing them in 'lehenga' buttons kept in his bag, officials said.

The man was intercepted by the security personnel at the Terminal-3 of the Indira Gandhi International airport during security checks at about 4 am.

The personnel on duty noticed suspicious images of the buttons, which were kept in the passenger's bag, on the X-ray scanner monitor and decided to probe further, the officials said.

A cache of 1,85,500 Saudi Riyals valued at Rs 41 lakh and kept neatly folded in square shape inside buttons used in 'lehenga' worn by women was recovered from the man, he said.

The passenger was supposed to take a SpiceJet flight to Dubai, a senior officer said. The passenger was offloaded from the flight and handed over to Customs authorities for further investigation, the officer said.

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