The men were headed to Sharjah and stopped after the currencies were seen in the X-ray scanner.
In a rerun of an air hostess being detained for taking dollars worth lakhs in plane via the hawala route, two men, who were trying to peddle multiple currencies worth over Rs 1 crore, were detained at the airport on Thursday.
The men were headed to Sharjah and stopped after the currencies were seen in the X-ray scanner.
According to officials,the two men have been identified as Javed and Naresh.” Javed is a native of Kuchaman city while Naresh is a native of Bharatpur. The matter came to light in the wee hours of Thursday (4 am). Javed and Naresh reached the airport and were passing through security screening when the official conducting the checks saw an unusual bag in their luggage. A closer look revealed that the men were carrying currency notes,” officials said.
The men were detained and the luggage was opened which revealed that the duo was trying to smuggle the currencies of various countries.”
They were found carrying several currencies, including euro, rial and dollars amounting to Rs 1.13 crore. They have been detained and are being questioned as to why they were carrying such a huge amount of cash.It cannot be said for certain if they are part of an internati.
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- The Jet Airways air hostess, who was arrested by the Directorate of Revenue Intelligence (DRI) on Sunday night, for allegedly trying to fly with a huge amount of foreign currency, is suspected to be part of a global hawala syndicate.
- The woman, who was intercepted at the Indira Gandhi International Airport (IGIA), was carrying forex worth over Rs 3 crore and was about to board a flight to Hong Kong when she was held. During detailed scanning of her baggage, USD 4,80,200 wrapped in aluminum foil having a market value of Rs 3.25 crore, were recovered.
- Officials said that during interrogation it came to fore that the woman was a carrier of a major international hawala syndicate and has carried foreign currency many times before also for a Delhi-based hawala operator, using similar modus operandi. The DRI has identified the operator as Amit Malhotra, a resident of Vivek Vihar area.
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