Rs 3.51 crore foreign currency seized at Kolkata airport, seven held for alleged smuggling

Kolkata, Nov 10 (UNI) The Directorate of Revenue Intelligence (DRI) has busted an alleged foreign-currency smuggling syndicate at Kolkata airport, seizing cash worth around Rs3.51 crore and arresting seven passengers bound for Bangkok, officials said on Tuesday. Acting on specific intelligence, DRI officers intercepted them at Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose International Airport in the early hours of November 6, before they could board their flight to Bangkok. A search of their persons and hand and checked-in baggage led to the recovery of US dollars and British pounds worth Rs 3.12 crore, the agency said. The currency had allegedly been concealed…