Customs officer held at KIA with Rs 75 lakh in hand baggage

Bengaluru: The Central Industrial Security Force (CISF) at Bengaluru airport arrested customs officer for carrying cash to the tune of around Rs 75 lakhs in his baggage on Tuesday, January 19.

The arrested customs officer is Irfan Ahmed Mohammed

“The superintendent in Chennai customs Irfan Ahmed Mohammed was on his way to board a flight to Lucknow along with his wife when he was intercepted by the CISF,” the sources said.

“Partial amount of cash was recovered from toilet after his wife threw packets in a bin,” they said.

The customs officer and his wife have been handed over to the Income Tax department for further investigation.