Pune Customs had received specific intelligence that a large quantity of foreign currency was being smuggled by being meticulously concealed between pages of notebooks of three women students who had travelled to Dubai.
Pune customs intercepted over $400,000 (Rs 3.47 crore approx) being smuggled from India to Dubai concealed between pages of notebooks of three students — all aged in their early twenties — travelling to Dubai. Customs sleuths were probing a suspected hawala racket after the arrest of a Pune-based travel agent who had booked a Dubai trip for the three students and a Mumbai based Forex trader.
Pune Customs had received specific intelligence that a large quantity of foreign currency was being smuggled by being meticulously concealed between pages of notebooks of three women students who had travelled to Dubai. Following a request from Indian authorities, the three student passengers were sent back to India by officials in Dubai upon their arrival. The three passengers travelling from Dubai to Pune were intercepted at Pune Airport on February 17. The Air Intelligence Unit (AIU) officers conducted a thorough search of the passengers and recovered $400,100 (approximately Rs 3.47 crore). The 100 dollar bills were concealed between pages of multiple notebooks that were in the three students’ bags.
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