Lagatar24 Desk
New Delhi, July 22: Customs authorities allegedly made the “biggest-ever seizure” at Delhi’s Indira Gandhi International (IGI) airport on Friday, recovering foreign currency worth more than Rs 10 crores from three Tajikistani citizens.
The accused trio were arrested, according to officials, when they were attempting to catch an aircraft to Istanbul.
“On the basis of profiling, the officers of Airport Customs, IGI Airport, Terminal-3, New Delhi have booked the biggest-ever case of smuggling of foreign currency through any airport in India on 21 July against three Tajikistan national passengers,” the Customs department said in a statement on Saturday.
“These passengers were intended to depart for Istanbul by Flight No. TK 0717 dated 21 July from T3, IGI Airport, New Delhi,” the statement read.
“The detailed examination of the baggage and personal search of the passengers resulted in the recovery of foreign currency (USD 7,20,000/- & Euro 4,66,200/-) from the three passengers which is equivalent to Rs 10,06,78,410,” it said.
The document stated that “the recovered foreign currency has been seized under section 110 of the Customs Act, 1962,” and it also stated that additional investigation is ongoing.
