Two Sri Lankan nationals held with foreign currency at Mumbai airport

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ANI Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India]
Last Updated : Jan 29 2017 | 4:02 PM IST

Air Intelligence Unit (AIU) intercepted two Sri Lankan nationals at Mumbai airport carrying foreign currency worth Rs. 21 lakh last night.

Since January, AIU has seized foreign currency worth Rs.80 lakh from Mumbai Airport being illegally smuggled out of the country.

Earlier on January 5, AIU Mumbai Customs intercepted around five kilograms of narcotic drugs from the Chhatrapati Shivaji International Airport.

Drugs were seized from a passenger identified as Rabeekhan Abdulah, who held an Indian passport and was reportedly travelling to Kuala Lumpur.

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First Published: Jan 29 2017 | 3:52 PM IST

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