New Delhi: Customs officials in Kolkata on Sunday caught a man trying to rob a bank in Thailand of ₹ 32 lakh USD bills hidden in hundreds of sealed ‘pan masala’ sachets.
Acting on information received from Air Intelligence Unit (AIU) officials, Kolkata Customs Department intercepted the flyer after immigration formalities.
Searching his check-in baggage, they recovered $40,000 (worth ₹ 32,78,000) packed in two bills of $10 each in the pouch.
A video of the customs officer shows the $10 bills folded into pairs and sealed with clear plastic. With some powdered substance, possibly pan masala, inside them. A large trolley bag filled to the brim was also seen in the bag.
New Delhi: Customs officials in Kolkata on Sunday caught a man trying to rob a bank in Thailand of ₹ 32 lakh USD bills hidden in hundreds of sealed ‘pan masala’ sachets.
Acting on information received from Air Intelligence Unit (AIU) officials, Kolkata Customs Department intercepted the flyer after immigration formalities.
A video of the customs officer shows the $10 bills folded into pairs and sealed with clear plastic. With some powdered substance, possibly pan masala, inside them. A large trolley bag filled to the brim was also seen in the bag.
