A 65-year-old woman from Kyrgyzstan was apprehended at Terminal 3 of the Indira Gandhi International Airport here on Sunday morning for allegedly trying to smuggle out over $1,41,000 (nearly ₹90 lakh).
Baltabeva Zukhra had arrived at the Delhi airport in the morning to take a flight to Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan, a senior official said.
Frisked by CISF men
Ms. Zukhra was frisked thoroughly after CISF personnel deemed her movements as suspicious.
Frisking of her bag led to the recovery of $60,000. The rest of the currency was found in another bag she had checked-in. However, Ms. Zukhra allegedly refused to accept that the bag belonged to her.
“A total of $1,41,290 or over ₹90.65 lakh was recovered from the two bags. The woman has been handed over to the Customs authorities for further probe,” the official added.
