A Bengaluru-based man was arrested today for allegedly possessing hawala money to the tune of Rs 27 lakh onboard a bus in neighbouring Wayanad district, police said.
The cash was seized from the bus coming here during a routine vehicle screening by a team led by DSP Premkumar at Muthanga checkpost on Kerala-Karnataka border.
The man had kept the cash hidden in a jacket, police added.
