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Chad national found carrying USD 145,000 during Mumbai airport security check
Updated On: 07 June, 2026 09:37 PM IST | Mumbai | mid-day online correspondent
The incident took place around midnight when the passenger was undergoing security screening at Terminal 2 of CSMIA, officials said. The passenger was scheduled to travel to N'Djamena, the capital of Chad, via Addis Ababa on an Ethiopian Airlines flight

The value of the seized foreign currency is estimated at around Rs 1.39 crore. Representational Pic
A passenger from Chad, a Central African country, was apprehended by the Central Industrial Security Force (CISF) personnel at Mumbai Airport after foreign currency worth approximately Rs 1.39 crore was recovered from his baggage, officials told news agency PTI on Thursday.
The incident took place around midnight when the passenger was undergoing security screening at Terminal 2 of the Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj International Airport (CSMIA), officials said.


