Rs 8 Lakh worth U.S. Dollars seized from two passengers

Press Trust of India  |  Chennai 

U.

S Dollars valued at around Rs eight lakh were seized today by customs officials from two Colombo-bound air passengers, who allegedly hid the currency in their belts. Customs officials said that their personnel, acting on a tip off, checked the passengers at the airport here and found them carrying the currency in their belts. The two have been detained for enquiry, they added.

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First Published: Mon, February 05 2018. 10:31 IST