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The passenger was bound for Tokyo Narita by an Air India flight.
The passenger along with the recovered high volume of foreign currency was handed over to the Customs Officials for further action in the matter.
New Delhi: The Central Industrial Security Force (CISF) on Tuesday (December 15, 2020) said that they have detected Japanese Yen worth Rs 21 lakh at the Indira Gandhi International airport in the national capital. On 14.12.2020 at about 1735 hrs, during Pre-Embarkation Security Check (PESC) through X-BIS machine at Security Hold Area (SHA) of Terminal-3, IGI Airport, New Delhi, CISF personnel noticed a suspicious image of currency notes inside the handbag of a passenger. Immediately, he stopped the conveyor belt and kept the bag for thorough/physical check, said CISF S Public Relations Officer.