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CISF recovers US dollars equalling over Rs 1 cr from Kyrgyz nationals at IGI Airport crore

| @indiablooms | Mar 07, 2020, at 09:23 pm

New Delhi/UNI: The Central Industrial Security Force (CISF) on Saturday seized about US dollars bills equivalent to Rs 1.40 crore from two Kyrgyzstan nationals at Indira Gandhi International Airport here.

After CISF staff observed suspicious activities of two Kyrgyzstan nationals, Maatkerimov Mirlan and Orazbaev Ruslan, they took for random checking to a separated area.

On checking their bags through scanning machine, the CISF duty official noticed suspicious images of currency notes inside their bags but the duo were allowed to go for check-in and immigration formalities but were kept under close watch through electronic and physical surveillance.

After completing immigration formalities, they were intercepted and Customs officials were informed. 

Both the passengers were supposed to travel to Almaty by Air Astana flight and onward bound for Bishkek by Air Astana flight.

On opening of their bag for thorough check physically,1,76,450 US Dollars which is worth of Rs 1.4 crore, were found concealed in the layers of clothes and pouches kept inside their bags.

During enquiry, they could not produce any valid document for the possession of such huge numbers US dollars.

Later, the CISF handed over the two foreigners to Customs officials along with the recovered foreign currency for further action in the matter.

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