Hyderabad, Oct. 24 -- The Directorate of Revenue Intelligence (DRI) has seized foreign currency worth around Rs 1.56 cr from two Indian passengers at the Rajiv Gandhi International Airport here and arrested them for failing to produce documents supporting its lawful procurement and carriage, the agency said on Saturday.
Acting on specific intelligence, DRI officials of the Hyderabad Zonal Unit intercepted a male passenger scheduled to travel to Kuala Lumpur on AirAsia flight AK-68 on the night of October 22.
A search of his cabin baggage led to the recovery of USD 66,600, MYR 3,773 and SGD 2, collectively valued at around Rs 63.62 lakh, the agency said in a statement.
The currency was concealed among clothes inside a black plastic cover ...