India News | CISF Nabs Man with US Currency Worth Rs 65.7L at Guwahati Airport
Get latest articles and stories on India at LatestLY. An Imphal-bound passenger was apprehended by CISF personnel at the airport here on Wednesday for allegedly trying to smuggle in US dollars worth Rs 65.70 lakh, a senior official of the force said.
Guwahati, Sep 1 (PTI) An Imphal-bound passenger was apprehended by CISF personnel at the airport here on Wednesday for allegedly trying to smuggle in US dollars worth Rs 65.70 lakh, a senior official of the force said.
The 25-year-old passenger was intercepted with USD 90,000 during security checks, and he was later handed over to the Customs authorities as he could not furnish a valid document for carrying the foreign currency, he said.
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The value of the recovered currency is about Rs 65.70 lakh, the official said.
He said that the two Central Industrial Security Force (CISF) officials, Sub Inspectors S K Singh and Dalip Kumar, who detected the hidden dollars have been given a reward of Rs 10,000 each by the force chief.
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