Airport Safety Force (ASF) on Tuesday foiled an attempt to smuggle over RS20 million in local and foreign currency in Jinnah International Airport.
According to officials, a passenger identified as Irfanul Haq was captured while trying to board a flight to Toronto.
ASF staff marked their luggage during routine scanning. A manual search revealed $ 70,000 in US currency, $ 2,200 Canadian dollars and RS160,000 in Pakistani currency.
Authorities noted that the total amount recovered exceeded RS20 million. Travelers are legally allowed to carry up to $ 10,000 in foreign currency.
The suspect was taken into custody and handed over to customs with the raised money for further investigation and litigation.
