Delhi: International passenger carrying medicines worth Rs 49 lakh handed over to Customs

New Delhi [India], July 19 (ANI): CISF detected a huge quantity of different types of medicines worth Rs 49 lakh at Delhi’s IGI Airport on Friday from a passenger bound for Almaty, Kazakhstan.

When asked, the passenger could not produce supporting documents. Later, the passenger, along with the detected medicines, was handed over to Customs for further action in the matter, Central Industry Security Force (CISF) said in a press release.

The passenger was identified as Khabibullave Abdumutalibjon Khotamjon Ugli.

“On July 19, at about 9 am, on the basis of behaviour detection, CISF surveillance and intelligence staff noticed suspicious activities of a foreign passenger at the check-in area in Terminal 3 of IGI Airport. The passenger was later identified as Khabibullave Abdumutalibjon Khotamjon Ugli (Uzbekistan national) bound for Almaty by Air Asthana flight No. KC-908 (STD-1135 hrs). On checking his baggage, consisting of one trolley baggage and two carton boxes, through the X-BIS machine, some doubtful images were noticed,” the CISF stated in a press release.

Thereafter, the passenger was allowed to complete the check-in formalities and was kept under close watch through physical and electronic measures. After clearing the check-in process and immigration formalities, the passenger was intercepted by CISF surveillance and intelligence staff and brought to the departure customs office.

On thorough checking of his check-in baggage in the presence of customs officials, a huge quantity of various types of medicines with an approximate value of Rs 49 lakh were detected.

On inquiry, the passenger could not produce supporting documents for carrying such a huge quantity of medicines. Later, the said passenger, along with the detected medicines, were handed over to Customs for further action in the matter.