$90,000 hidden inside books at Mumbai airport

Customs officers at Mumbai airport apprehended a foreigner who was carrying $90,000 in cash concealed inside books.

A video of the discovery showed the dollar bills individually placed between the pages of the book.

It's not uncommon for travellers to be apprehended while attempting to smuggle valuables like gold, cash, and other items in India.

A day ago, Jaipur airport officials reported that two passengers had their gold jewellery valued at over 55 lakh seized.

A sharjah-bound traveller hid 380 grams of gold paste, totaling more than 22 lakh, in the bottom hem of a pair of pants.

A passenger who arrived from Riyad via Sharjah was found to have 576 grams of gold worth over 33 lakh.

He claimed that gold was also contained in two silicon rubber capsules that were hidden inside underwear and was in paste form.

A male passenger waiting to board a flight had $9,600 in foreign currency seized by customs agents at Trichy International Airport in Tamil Nadu, according to officials.

The foreign currency was found in slippers during a search.