Delhi Custom sleuths seized Rs.93 lakhs of foreign currency

New Delhi, July 16: The Delhi custom Officials have seized foreign currency worth of Rs 93 lakh from a man at Indira Gandhi International Airport (IGIA) in Delhi here on Saturday. An official said the accused was intercepted on Friday when he was going to board a flight to Dubai.

A senior customs official said, "He was carrying foreign currency USD 1,44,800, equivalent to Rs 92.59 lakh, which was concealed in a metal container bearing marking 'Gopala Desi Ghee' kept inside his check-in baggage".

The currency was seized and the passenger was arrested, he said. In another case, two persons were intercepted at the airport by the customs officials after their arrival from Abu Dhabi on Monday.

On detailed examination of their baggage, gold weighing about 2.8 kg was found, the official said. The yellow metal, valuing about Rs 79 lakh, has been seized and the accused arrested, he said.