60,000 dollars worth 45 lakh seized in Mumbai Airport

New Delhi India January 21, ANI The Central Industrial Security Force CISF recovered 60,000 US dollars from the possession of ground handling agency staff at Mumbai Airport, which is close to 45 lakh.

The staffer has been identified as Ritesh Parker, who belongs to the ground handling agency Aviaxpert Pvt Ltd. at Mumbai Airport.

Parker was caught around 12.40 a.m. during his frisking at Security Hold Area SHA of Terminal 2, Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj International CSMI Airport, Mumbai after the CISF personnel observed that he had concealed something at the lower part of his body under his clothes and socks.

During physical checking, 60,000 US dollars, worth approximately 45 lakh indian currency, were recovered from his possession. He was later identified as Ritesh Parker, AEP No. Aviaxpert Pvt. BOM 2812210113. The CISF said that the company was dealing with a ground handling agency at Mumbai Airport.

Parker informed the CISF that he was going to hand over the foreign currency to someone at gate No. The matter was immediately reported to Senior Officers of the CISF. The passenger identified as Sufiyaan Shahnawaz Shaikh was later identified as Sufiyaan Shahnawaz Shaikh, bound for Dubai by IndiGo flight No. 6 E 8271 near the boarding gate No. He was intercepted and enquired. The passenger refuses any involvement in the case, said the CISF, which is responsible for the internal security of 64 airports across India.

The matter was informed by Customs Air Intelligence Unit Officials as the staff confirmed that he was about to hand over the foreign currency to the said passenger.