This story is from September 21, 2019

CISF intercepts passenger with nearly 1 lakh USD at Mumbai airport

CISF intercepts passenger with nearly 1 lakh USD at Mumbai airport
A CISF soldier stands guard at the domestic terminal of Chhatrapati Shivaji International Airport in Mumbai (AFP photo)
MUMBAI: The Central Industrial Security Force (CISF) recovered foreign currency worth Rs 71 lakh from an Indian national at the Chhatrapati Shivaji International Airport (CSIA) recently. The passenger was on his way to Hong Kong from Terminal 2 of the airport on Thursday night.
During a pre-embarkation check around 8.30pm, CISF personnel noticed a passenger walking around the airport in a suspicious manner. Based on suspicion, he was frisked and also asked to open his luggage.
Apparently, he panicked and showed reluctance in opening his bags.
On conducting a check, the CISF came across 99,550 USD in his bag which comes to Rs 71 lakh in Indian currency. Customs officers were informed immediately. The passenger was interrogated as to why was he carrying such a large amount of currency. But he could not provide satisfactory answers. He was then taken into custody.
In a similar incident last week, the CISF had intercepted an Australian national with Rs 9.16 lakh in his bag. Currency notes in 10,000 USD, 1.13 lakh Thai Baht, 857 Chinese Yuan and Rs 50,000 were recovered from him.
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