Foreign currency worth Rs 30 lakh seized from IGI airport

Officers of Central Industrial Security Force (CISF ) at Delhi's Indira Gandhi International (IGI) airport on Thursday apprehended a passenger-carrying foreign currency worth approximately Rs 30 lakh.

New Delhi:A Bangkok-bound passenger who allegedly hid foreign currency worth Rs 30 lakh in soya chunks boxes was apprehended by CISF personnel at the Delhi airport, officials said Thursday. Traveller Rohit Agarwal was caught at the Indira Gandhi International Airport on Wednesday after he and his hand baggage was frisked thoroughly, they said.

"CISF apprehended a passenger-carrying high volume of foreign currency worth approximately Rs 30 lakh, concealed inside packets of Nutrela Soya Mini Chunks at IGI Airport, New Delhi. Passenger handed over to Customs," CISF wrote on Twitter.

The seized amount was concealed inside cardboard boxes which were then handed over to the Customs department.

Further investigation is underway to unearth more facts.