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Bangladeshi national arrested at Kolkata airport, Rs. 98 lakhs seized

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ANI Kolkata (West Bengal) [India]

The customs officials have arrested a Bangladeshi national at Kolkata airport and seized Rs. 98,03,833 in Euro, Pound, Durham and Riyal collectively.

The passenger, identified as Suman Ahmed was scheduled to depart to Kuala Lumpur from Kolkata by Air Asia flight yesterday.

He came Kolkata from Dhaka by flight and converted foreign currency upto Rs. 69,36,000 at Bara Bazaar.

Post demonetisation the customs officials have seized currency and gold bars in large quantity.

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First Published: Jan 25 2017 | 10:56 AM IST

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