CISF detects medicines worth Rs 75 lakh with lady passenger at Delhi airport

Summary:

• Central Industrial Security Force (CISF) detected medicines worth approximately Rs 75 lakh with a lady passenger at Indira Gandhi International Airport.
• The passenger, identified as Ekhtivor Abdhullaeva, a Uzbekistan national, was supposed to travel to Almaty by Air Astana flight.
• The medicines were discovered during random XBIS checking and the lady passenger could not produce any supporting documents for carrying them.
• The CISF and customs officials jointly interrogated the passenger and handed her over to customs for further action.

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Aug 06, 2023 16:15
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New Delhi [India] August 6 (ANI): Central Industrial Security Force (CISF) detected huge quantities of medicines worth approximately Rs 75 lakh with a lady passenger at Indira Gandhi International Airport in the National capital, officials said on Sunday.

According to the officials, on August 4, on the basis of behaviour detection, CISF Surveillance and intelligence personnel noticed suspicious activities of a foreign passenger, identified as Ekhtivor Abdhullaeva (Uzbekistan national), who was supposed to travel to Almaty by Air Astana flight No. KC★908 (STD 1135 hrs) at check-in area of Terminal 3 IGI airport.

On strong suspicion, she along with her baggage was referred for random XBIS checking. On checking, images of huge quantities of Medicines were noticed inside the three cartons she was carrying. Further, she was allowed for immigration checks and was kept under physical and electronic surveillance and the matter was also intimated to customs officials, said officials.

Later, it was observed that she changed her travel plan due to the detection of medicines. She was intercepted and a joint interrogation was carried out by the customs and CISF, they said.

“On thorough physical checking of her belongings, a huge quantity of Medicines worth approximately Rs 75 lakh was recovered. She could not produce any supporting documents for carrying the medicines,” they said.

Later, the lady passenger along with detected medicine and all her belongings were handed over to customs for further action, they added. (ANI)