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Woman held with foreign currency

By Our Staff Reporter

NEW DELHI NOV. 14. A 55-year-old woman trying to allegedly smuggle out foreign currency worth Rs 8 lakhs by way of rectal concealment was nabbed by the Customs at Indira Gandhi International Airport here on Tuesday night. Just before the accused, Bano, a resident of the Walled City area, could board the Air India flight (AI-753) for Dubai she was confronted by officials. Apparently, her body movements were suspicious. On sustained questioning, Bano is said to have admitted to carrying foreign currency in here rectum.

Also, officials found that she had concealed some foreign currency inside the hollow pipes of her suitcase stroller. While Rs. 3 lakh worth foreign currency was being carried inside the rectum, about Rs. 5 lakhs worth of similar currency had been hidden in the suitcase stroller. The currencies being smuggled out largely included Saudi and Qatar riyals as well as dirhams. The notes, officials added, had been meticulously rolled into a tiny bundle. Ms. Bano was reportedly a frequent traveller to the Middle-East.

While she has been arrested under relevant sections of the Customs Act, investigations are on to find out the exact source of the currency here and its final destination.

In an earlier incident, Customs officials recovered foreign currency worth about Rs. 2 lakhs from one Salim. The notes had been concealed inside a false bottom made specially for this purpose in his suitcase. Between January and now, officials at IGIA Customs claimed to have seized more than Rs. 4 crore worth foreign currency.

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