Feb 12, 2020, 01:43PM IST

Source: TOI.in

Airport authorities have come across bizzare tactics used by passengers for smuggling in the past, but CISF on wednesday was left shocked and surprised after they intercepted a person at the Delhi International airport and extracted Rs 45 lakhs of foreign currency. The security personnel recovered foreign currency stuffed inside eatables. A widely circulated video of the interception shows the security personnel cracking peanuts, unzipping sealed biscuit packets and digging into oily meat pieces. Security personnel extracted Saudi Riyal, Qatari Riyal, Kuwaiti Dinar, Omani Riyal and Euro concealed inside eatables. According to reports the passenger has been handed over to the customs officials.