Man at Kolkata airport tries smuggling $40k in paan masala packets and it does not end well
Each paan masala packet included two folded bills of 10 dollars (photo-ANI)
Kolkata customs' officials apprehended a passenger on Sunday (January 8), who was scheduled to fly to Bangkok with $40,000 (Rs 32 lakh) concealed in numerous sachets of paan masala!
#WATCH | AIU officials of Kolkata Customs intercepted a passenger scheduled to depart to Bangkok yesterday. A search of his checked-in baggage resulted in the recovery of US $40O00 (worth over Rs 32 lakh) concealed inside Gutkha pouches: Customs pic.twitter.com/unxgdR7jSu
— ANI (@ANI) January 9, 2023
The packets were sealed with each of them carrying two neatly folded ten dollar bills and some traces of powdered substance (most probably the paan masala itself). More details regarding the money is yet to be revealed, but the Air Intelligence Unit (AIU) had alerted the customs department soon after the flier was done with the immigration process.
Suspicions arose when his check-in baggage was searched. A suitcase filled with several packets of Shudh Plus paan masala was recovered. While the apprehended passenger is yet to comment on his intention, Shudh Plus stocks might go up!