ISLAMABAD: Customs officials recovered a large quantity of foreign currency at the Benazir International Airport on Tuesday, Express News reported.
At the inspection of luggage belongin to a woman of Thai origin, customs officials found her to be in possession of $25,000, equivalent to over Rs2.6million, which she was illegally trying to take out of the country.
She has been taken into custody, while a case has been launched against her.
According to the law, it is illegal to travel in or out of the country with such large quantities of money, whether in local or foreign currency.
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@I.SYED: One doesn't carry large sum of money in cash for doing business. Big Business transactions must be carried out transparently through banks.
@I.SYED: Why do you need to $100,000 cash to China? Must be Pakistanis who live on welfare and don't declare their income for tax purposes.
and now the money can be found in the pockets of the custome offiicials.
This is not news worthy. Transport of currency as long as it is declared to the custom authorities need not be considered as a crime
How much currency can be taken into Pakistan? If you take with you $100,000.00 to spend in business in China but stop in Pakistan to see relatives, then the $95000.00 need to be dumped? is this a law or a joke?
@ivehadit: Perhaps you don't know that people taking large sums of cash outside of Western too countries would also suffer the same fate. Usually people who deal with large sums of cash like this are involved in illegal activities. That's why such people would be apprehended and their money confiscated in Western countries.
Rahat Fateh Ali Khan was detained at Delhi airport for carrying nearly 5 times that amount. Many Pakistanis were outraged then Just a reminder.
foreigners come to Pakistan at great risk to themselves.