New Delhi: The CISF has seized R 45 lakh worth of foreign currency hidden in cooked meat pieces, peanuts and sealed biscuit packets from a passenger at the Delhi airport, officials said on Wednesday.
They recovered 508 currency notes from the eatables. The unique modus operandi came to light on Tuesday when security personnel intercepted Murad Ali, 25, on the basis of his u201c suspiciousu201d behaviour.
u201c On physical checking of the passengeru2019s baggage, a high volume of foreign currency was found concealed in cooked mutton pieces, peanuts, biscuit packets and other eatables,u201d a CISF spokesperson said. Agencies Man smuggles foreign currency in peanuts
