{
  "id": 16280892,
  "title": "DRI seizes foreign currency worth ₹1.56 crore from two passengers at Hyderabad airport",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/24/dri-seizes-foreign-currency-worth-1-56-crore-from-two-passengers-at",
  "topic": "finance",
  "section": "Finance & Markets",
  "published": "2026-10-24T04:51:26.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Hindu",
    "slug": "the-hindu",
    "url": "https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/telangana/dri-seizes-foreign-currency-worth-156-crore-from-two-passengers-at-hyderabad-airport/article71618937.ece"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "The Directorate of Revenue Intelligence (DRI) seized approximately ₹1.56 crore worth of foreign currency from two passengers at Rajiv Gandhi International Airport (RGIA) in Hyderabad on Thursday, October 22, 2026. Acting on intelligence, DRI officers intercepted a male Indian passenger on AirAsia flight AK-68 headed to Kuala Lumpur. In his cabin baggage, officials found $66,600, MYR 3,773, and SGD 2, amounting to roughly ₹63.62 lakh, hidden in a black plastic cover among his clothing. The passenger later revealed that a female passenger, traveling under a different PNR, was also on the flight. DRI officers monitored her and intercepted her before departure. A search of her bag uncovered $97,600, valued at around ₹91.94 lakh, also concealed in a black plastic cover among her clothes. Neither passenger could provide documents proving the legality of the currency's acquisition and transport. The DRI seized the entire ₹1.56 crore worth of currency, along with the trolley bags used for concealment. Both passengers were arrested under the Customs Act, 1962. Further investigation is ongoing.",
  "summary": "The agency seized the entire foreign currency, comprising $1,64,200, MYR 3,773 and SGD 2",
  "key_points": [
    "DRI seizes ₹1.56 crore in foreign currency at Hyderabad airport",
    "Two passengers arrested for illegally carrying currency",
    "Investigation ongoing into currency seizure"
  ],
  "editors_take": "The coordinated interception of two passengers traveling on the same flight highlights the increasing scrutiny of travelers attempting to bypass customs regulations through the concealment of large sums of foreign currency.",
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
    "also_reported_by": []
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}