Mangaluru : The officers of Airport Customs, in a major operation at Mangaluru International Airport, seized assorted foreign currency notes of 10 countries, including US Dollars, Russian Roubles, EUROs, Pound Sterling etc equivalent to INR 69.74 lakhs.

A passenger who was departing to Dubai on Saturday vide Air India Express flight IX-383 would attempt to smuggle foreign currency, the pax was identified and intercepted. On thorough examination of the baggage, assorted foreign currency notes were found secreted in socks and concealed inside the jeans trousers were found in the checked in baggage of the passenger.

The passenger was arrested and produced before the Hon’ble Principal Civil Judge (Senior Division) & Chief Judicial Magistrate, Mangalore, who remanded the passenger for 14 days judicial custody.

Further investigation under process.