New Delhi, Dec 26 (PTI) A man has been arrested at the Indira Gandhi International Airport here for trying to smuggle out foreign currency worth more than Rs 50 lakh, the Customs department said on Friday.

The passenger heading to Ras Al-Khaimah in the UAE via Mumbai was intercepted at Terminal-1 on December 24, the Customs said.

During a detailed examination of the checked-in baggage and personal search of the passenger, Customs officers seized foreign currency amounting to USD 40,000 and SAR 63,200, collectively equivalent to Rs 50.67 lakh, it said.

"The currency was found ingeniously concealed in the passenger's checked-in trolley bag and the pocket of his trouser," the Customs said in a post on X.

The passenger has been arrested and the foreign currencies have been seized, it added. PTI MHS AKV ARI

Foreign currency seizure at airport: passenger arrested for attempting to smuggle over Rs 50 lakh in concealed cash. Customs officers at an international airport intercepted a passenger bound for Ras Al-Khaimah, examined checked baggage and conducted a personal search, and seized USD 40,000 and SAR 63,200 (approx. Rs 50.67 lakh) concealed in a trolley bag and trouser pocket, leading to the arrest of the passenger and seizure of the currencies under customs enforcement procedures.