Mangaluru: The customs officers at Mangaluru International Airport seized foreign currency value of 9000 Saudi Arabian riyals, Qatar riyals worth 23000 and 350 Omani riyals, in various denominations, summing up to Rs.6,13,068 from a passenger travelling to Dubai, here on July 6.
Mohammed Ali hailing from Nellikunnu in Kasaragod, Kerala is said to have been arrested during his departure from Mangaluru International Airport to Dubai via Jet Airways.

According to officials, the passenger attempted to smuggle the foreign currency which was concealed in his checked-in baggage, out of India without valid money exchange documents.