Foreign currencies worth Rs 92 lakh seized at Tiruchi airport

Foreign currencies, worth around Rs 92 lakh, were today seized from a Singapore-bound passenger at the Tiruchirappalli airport here, officials said.
Acting on specific input, the accused was intercepted by the Directorate of Revenue Intelligence officials, and foreign currency notes were seized from him, an official release said.
The accused was allegedly trying to smuggle them to Singapore, it said.
The recovered foreign currencies include Euro, Swiss Franc, Saudi Riyal and Dirham.
The foreign currencies were found kept concealed at the bottom of the 'stroller bags' and seized under the provisions of Customs Act, 1962, the release said.
The passenger was let out on bail as it was "bailable offence", it said, adding further investigation was on.