Thai bound Indians held with 5 litres agar oil 125 kg agarwood worth Rs 1 cr

Delhi | Friday | 20th September, 2019

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New Delhi: Three Thailand-bound passengers have been held at the Delhi airport for allegedly carrying 125 kg of prohibited agarwood and five litres of agar oil worth Rs 1 crore, the CISF officials said on Friday. The Central Industrial Security Force (CISF)surveillance and intelligence personnel selected them for thorough checking in the departure area of the Terminal-3, Indira Gandhi International Airport. The passengers along with their five bags were taken to a random checking point for thorough checking. On physical checking, the trolley bags were found filled with wooden chips packed in polythene bags, weighing about 125 kg and five litres oil. On enquiry, the passengers confirmed that the wood is agarwood and oil is agar oil..