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Unaccounted foreign currencies worth Rs 38.73 lakh seized at

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Press Trust of India Hyderabad

Unaccounted foreign currencies worth about Rs 39 lakh were recovered from a passenger at the international airport here, CISF officials said Thursday.

During the screening of baggages late Wednesday night, the CISF personnel detected currencies of three gulf countries including the UAE dirhams from the passenger, who was scheduled to fly to Dubai, the officials said adding the total value of the currencies was Rs 38.73 lakh.

The passenger could not produce any valid documents, the CISF officials said.

The man along with the currencies was handed over to Customs officials, they added.

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First Published: Jan 10 2019 | 7:50 PM IST

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