Puducherry, March 18 -- The Flying Squad members on Wednesday seized Rs.five lakhs from a person from England citing the enforcement of the Model Code of Conduct (MCC) for the April nine Assembly elections.
Since, the MCC was in force in Puducherry, the flying squad officials intensified their vehicle checks in border areas.
During routine checks at Kanaga Chettikulam area, they intercepted a vehicle in which one Sandeep from England was travelling. When they checked the vehicle, they found Rs.5 lakhs in cash and another five lakhs in foreign currency.
The man informed the officials that he had brought the money for his expenses in India.
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