Mangaluru: Possession of US $ 10,000 - Dubai passenger handed over to customs

Mangaluru, 07 Feb 2019 [Fik/News Sources]: A passenger travelling to Dubai by an Air India Express flight from the city on the morning of Thursday February 7, was found to be carrying foreign currency notes illegally.

During the frisking of a passenger named Abdul Hameed Kodiyamma at the international airport here, the security officials noticed that something was concealed inside the undergarments of the said passenger. They led him to the special checking room where he was subjected to thorough verification. During this check, it was detected that two bundles of US dollar currency notes worth 5000 dollars each were hidden inside the undergarments.

The passenger, along with the foreign currency notes worth 10,000 US dollars found in his possession, was handed over to customs officials for further action.