Daijiworld Media Network - Mangalore

Mangalore, Jun 22: The officers of customs at Mangalore International Airport under the supervision of Praveen Vinod, assistant commissioner of customs have seized Indian currency notes worth Rs 6 lac from a passenger.

The currency was seized from Abdul Badoor Muhammed (33), who was hiding the notes in a carton in the check-in baggage.

The passenger who hails from Kasargod was checked-in to board Air India Express which was scheduled to fly Sharjah at 01.25 hrs on Jun 20 from Mangalore airport.

"As many as 1,200 Indian currency notes of Rs 500 denomination, totally valued Rs 6 lac concealed in the walls of a carton box, were being illicitly taken to UAE," said a custom official in a press release.

This is the second catch of currency smuggling in less than a week's time at Mangalore International Airport. Earlier this week, foreign currency worth Rs 6 lac had been seized by Mangalore customs officials on June 17.