2 held at airport with foreign currency worth Rs 26 lakh

Kochi | Friday | 13th December, 2019

Summary:

By Express News ServiceKOCHI: The Customs Air Intelligence Unit at Cochin International Airport Ltd (CIAL) on Thursday intercepted two persons in separate incidents of suspected foreign currency smuggling. Customs officers seized foreign currency worth `26 lakh from two persons. He was not aware of Indian customs norms against carrying foreign currency beyond a certain limit,” a Customs officer said. We suspect it to be a currency smuggling attempt. He has been asked to provide the source of the foreign currency..