Customs arrest passenger carrying foreign currency

Karachi

KARACHI:Pakistan Customs recovered foreign currency from a passenger travelling to Dubai from Karachi.

According to spokesman for Customs on Saturday, the Customs officials on Jinnah International Airport (JIAP) arrested a passenger identified as Shahid after recovery of 16,940 Euros, 1,500 US dollars, 1300 Turkish Lira, and 100,000 Pakistani rupees from his luggage.

A case had been registered and further investigations were underway.

Besides, the Customs authorities at JIAP during last week recovered 78 bottles of liquor, 40-ton of beer and 610 cartons of cigarettes from different passengers traveling to and from Karachi.