Daijiworld Media Network - Mangaluru (SP)
Mangaluru, Sep 16: A person who was found to be possessing foreign currency notes in excess of permissible limit was taken into custody by the Central Industrial Security Force personnel at the international airport here on Sunday September 15 evening. The person in question was trying to travel to Dubai.
Harry Stephan Antony D'Souza was found to be in possession of dirhams and American dollar currency notes totally worth Rs 5.88 lac. These notes were seized from him.
At around 7 pm on Sunday, the above passenger, who was to fly to Dubai, was checked by the officials. They found Rs 2.93 lac worth of dirhams and Rs 2.94 lac worth of dollars in the form of currency notes. The passenger was handed over to the customs officials for further inquiry.