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AMRITSAR: Customs (preventive) officials have confiscated around 1,500 euros worth Rs 1.16 lakh from a passenger at Sri Guru Ramdass Jee International Airport here on Thursday.

Foreign currency seized at airport


Amritsar: Customs (preventive) officials have confiscated around 1,500 euros worth Rs 1.16 lakh from a passenger at Sri Guru Ramdass Jee International Airport here on Thursday. He was boarding a flight for Dubai when nabbed by sleuths. Customs Commissioner Dipak Kumar Gupta said the accused was arrested and 8,450 pound sterlings in different denominations to the tune of Rs 7.10 lakh were seized. He had hidden the same in specially created cavities in his bag.  During his interrogation, another 1,500 euros (Rs 1.16 lakh) were found from his possession. Gupta said a case under the Customs Act was registered against him. TNS

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