Jet Airways crew member arrested with Rs 3.2 crore in US dollars at IGI airport

Mangalore Today News Network

New Delhi, Jan 09, 2018 : The Directorate of Revenue Intelligence has recovered US Dollars valued at Rs 3.21 crore from a lady crew member of a Hong Kong-bound flight at the Indira Gandhi International (IGI) airport.

 

According to ANI, the crew member and supplier - identified as Amit - have both been apprehended and further investigation is underway.

New Delhi: The Directorate of Revenue Intelligence has recovered US Dollars valued at Rs 3.21 crore from a lady crew member of a Hong Kong-bound flight at the Indira Gandhi International (IGI) airport.

According to ANI, the crew member and supplier - identified as Amit - have both been apprehended and further investigation is underway.

According to reports, the arrested woman crew member was part of an elaborate scheme to bring back gold to the country in exchange for black money. Sources have revelated to Zee News that the said crew member was befriended by Amit and convinced to ferry the money. She was to get one per cent of the total money smuggled and it is learnt that in seven trips to Hong Kong in the last two months, has smuggled $10 lakh dollars.

She allegedly kept the money in foil paper, which the scanner at the airport was not able to detect easily.



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