In a joint operation, the custom officials caught a man carrying ₹35.8 lakh worth US dollars at the Kempegowda International Airport minutes before boarding a flight to Abu Dhabi .
The accused, identified as N. Hanifa, 47, from Tamil Nadu, had concealed the 45,000 USD along with a few Dirham notes, and is suspected to be part of the international currency racket.
Following a tip-off from Bengaluru sleuths of the Directorate of Revenue Intelligence (DRI), customs officers at the departure terminal intercepted him and whisked him away for further investigations.