Mangalore : The officers of Customs at Mangalore International Airport seized assorted foreign currency worth Indian Equivalent of Rs 6.70 Lakhs possessed illicitly by a passenger and concealed inside personal clothing kept in the hand baggage. Shri. Jaleel Kunhu Kutty is a resident of Hidayath Nagar PO, Kasargod, who arrived from Sharjah by Jet Airways Flight No 9W531 on 17.06.2014 at 08.00 Hrs.

The above operation was conducted under the supervision of Shri. Hemen Gogoi, Deputy Commissioner of Customs, Mangalore International Airport by a team lead by Shri.H.B.Venkatesh, Superintendent along with Superintendents R.S.Venkatram, G.V.Prabhu, R.G.Gaonkar, S.K.Nelli and Inspectors Bikram Chakraborthy, P.C.Padhi, Prasanna Kumari and Devendra Pratap Singh and Havaldars Gopal and Sowmya Naik.

Further investigation is under progress, under the guidance of the Commissioner of Customs, Mangalore.