Foreign currency worth Rs 3.89 lakh seized at MIA

Mangaluru: The CISF officials seized foreign currency worth Rs 3.89 lakh from a Dubai-bound passenger at Mangaluru International Airport here. The seizure was made on Thursday, August 15 from a traveller identified as Razack Khaleel Qazi, who was supposed to fly to Dubai via a SpiceJet flight. A routine security check at the airport revealed that Qazi had concealed 18,000 Dirhams and 2,000 Riyals inside his inner-wear. He was later handed over to customs officials for further investigation.