The officials acted on a tip off that foreign currency was being smuggled in mobile phones,power banks and shoe boxes and intercepted the two passengers at the Anna International terminal here last night after noticing their suspicious movements, a DRI press release said.
Initial investigations revealed that the duo -- Mohammed Riyaz Den and Abdul Basith hid the notes in their shoes.
They had kept some more foreign currency in two boxes under the pretext of carrying power banks and mobile phones.