DRI seizes foreign currency worth ₹1.56 crore from two passengers at Hyderabad airport
The Directorate of Revenue Intelligence (DRI) arrested two passengers at Hyderabad airport for attempting to smuggle foreign currency worth ₹1.56 crore. The cash, consisting of US dollars, Malaysian ringgit, and Singapore dollars, was concealed in cabin baggage.
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This highlights ongoing efforts by Indian authorities to curb illegal cross-border financial transactions and money laundering activities.
DRI seizes foreign currency worth ₹1.56 crore from two passengers at Hyderabad airport The agency seized the entire foreign currency, comprising $1,64,200, MYR 3,773 and SGD 2 HYDERABAD The Directorate of Revenue Intelligence (DRI) seized foreign currency worth approximately ₹1.56 crore from two passengers at Rajiv Gandhi International Airport (RGIA) in Hyderabad after intercepting them while they were preparing to fly to Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, on Thursday (October 22, 2026). Acting on specific intelligence, DRI Hyderabad Zonal Unit officers intercepted a male Indian passenger scheduled to travel to Kuala Lumpur on AirAsia flight AK-68. During a search of his cabin baggage, officials recovered $66,600, MYR 3,773 and SGD 2, collectively valued at approximately ₹63.62 lakh. The currency was allegedly concealed inside a black plastic cover placed among clothes in his trolley bag.
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