Chandigarh, May 21 -- In a major action based on specific intelligence inputs, officials of the Directorate of Revenue Intelligence (DRI), Amritsar Regional Unit, seized 40,000 US dollars from an Uzbek woman passenger at Sri Guru Ram Dass Jee International Airport in Amritsar.
According to officials, the foreign national was scheduled to travel from Amritsar to Dubai on Air India Express flight IX-197. During checking, DRI officials grew suspicious and conducted a detailed search of her checked-in baggage, leading to the recovery of the foreign currency concealed inside the luggage.
The seized amount, valued at around Rs 38.73 lakh in the Indian market, was allegedly unaccounted for and far beyond the permissible limit prescribed by the R...