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Man held with memory cards, pen drives worth Rs 21 lakh

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Press Trust of India New Delhi
A man has been arrested at the airport here for allegedly trying to smuggle memory cards and pen drives worth Rs 21 lakh.

The accused has been identified as Sohanlal Mahavir Prasad Kabra, a resident of Pune, customs officials said.

38-year-old Kabra has arrived from Hong Kong on Sunday.

"On detailed examination of his baggage, 4,039 memory cards and 187 pen drives were recovered having a total value of Rs 21 lakh," the officials said in a release.

The recovered goods were seized and Kabra was arrested under the Customs Act, it said, adding further investigations were on.

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First Published: Jun 04 2013 | 1:56 PM IST

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