Video: Custom Officials at Kolkata Airport Arrest Passenger Trying to Smuggle US Dollars in Gutkha Pouches
Customs officials at Kolkata’s Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose International Airport arrested a man who was trying to smuggle cash worth $40000 concealed in gutkha pouches.
Customs officials at Kolkata’s Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose International Airport arrested a man who was trying to smuggle cash worth $40000 concealed in gutkha pouches. Reports sais the man was intercepted on Sunday on the basis of intelligence inputs. He was scheduled to depart to Bangkok after immigration formalities but was intercepted and during the search of his checked-in baggage officials found that he was smuggling dollars. The search resulted in the recovery of $40000 concealed inside gutkha pouches. The video of the incident has now surfaced on social media. Video: Foreign Currency Worth Over Rs 70 Lakh Seized From Backpack At Tiruchirapalli International Airport
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#WATCH | AIU officials of Kolkata Customs intercepted a passenger scheduled to depart to Bangkok yesterday. A search of his checked-in baggage resulted in the recovery of US $40O00 (worth over Rs 32 lakh) concealed inside Gutkha pouches: Customs pic.twitter.com/unxgdR7jSu
— ANI (@ANI) January 9, 2023
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