ASF foils bid to smuggle Rs20m in local and foreign currency at Karachi airport
Passenger identified as Irfanul Haq was intercepted while attempting to board a flight to Toronto.
The Airport Security Force (ASF) on Tuesday foiled an attempt to smuggle over Rs20 million in local and foreign currency at Jinnah International Airport.
According to officials, a passenger identified as Irfanul Haq was intercepted while attempting to board a flight to Toronto.
ASF personnel flagged his luggage during routine scanning. A manual search uncovered $70,000 in US currency, 2,200 Canadian dollars, and Rs160,000 in Pakistani currency.
Authorities noted that the total recovered amount exceeded Rs20 million. Travellers are legally allowed to carry up to $10,000 in foreign currency.
The suspect was taken into custody and handed over to Customs along with the recovered money for further investigation and legal action.