STOCK MARKET BSE NSE
Home Cities Kochi

Aluva man held with foreign currencies

The customs on Tuesday seized Saudi riyals valued at Rs 42 lakh from an Aluva native passenger who was about to board a flight from Kochi airport.

Published: 06th October 2021 06:39 AM  |   Last Updated: 06th October 2021 06:39 AM   |  A+A A-

Handcuffs, Arrest

For representational purposes

By Express News Service

KOCHI: The customs on Tuesday seized Saudi riyals valued at Rs 42 lakh from an Aluva native passenger who was about to board a flight from Kochi airport.

According to a customs source, foreign currencies were found inside the baggage of the passenger. The passenger was interrogated till evening before he was released on bail. Customs officials are probing the source of the money.

Now we are on Telegram too. Follow us for updates
India Matters
Illustration: Amit Bandre
Modi@20: New India’s Destiny Maker
This photograph illustration shows the logo of Pandora Papers. (Photo | AFP)
Get our money back! Swift action needed on the Pandora Papers
Illustration: Amit Bandre
10 students per class in lower primary sections in Kerala schools
Representational image (File photo| EPS)
Registration renewal of old cars to cost a bomb from 2022 April

Comments

Disclaimer : We respect your thoughts and views! But we need to be judicious while moderating your comments. All the comments will be moderated by the newindianexpress.com editorial. Abstain from posting comments that are obscene, defamatory or inflammatory, and do not indulge in personal attacks. Try to avoid outside hyperlinks inside the comment. Help us delete comments that do not follow these guidelines.

The views expressed in comments published on newindianexpress.com are those of the comment writers alone. They do not represent the views or opinions of newindianexpress.com or its staff, nor do they represent the views or opinions of The New Indian Express Group, or any entity of, or affiliated with, The New Indian Express Group. newindianexpress.com reserves the right to take any or all comments down at any time.

flipboard facebook twitter whatsapp