New Delhi: An Afghan national was caught at Indira Gandhi International Airport after he attempted to smuggle out US Dollars worth Rs 38 Lakhs this Wednesday. Initial investigations revealed the Afghan national was a ‘carrier’ according to Central Industrial Security Force (CISF) officers who said he was travelling to Kabul, Afghanistan. Around 11.50 am the CISF officers said a personnel deployed at Terminal 3 of the airport noticed the passenger’s suspicious activities in the departure area which was followed by his detailed search. Two CISF personnel approached the Afghan national and asked him to cooperate for a detailed search of his baggage, HT reports. “On checking, $53,700 worth Rs 38 lakh were found between layers of clothes. The passenger was questioned about the source of the money, but he could not give any satisfactory reply. Customs officials at the airport were then informed and the man, along with the recovered currency, was handed over to them,” said Hemendra Singh, assistant inspector general, CISF. “The man said he was told that someone would have contacted him once he landed in Kabul. We are probing the source of the money. Investigation is on.”

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