ASF foils bid to smuggle Rs20m in local and foreign currency at Karachi airport

The Airport Security Force (ASF) on Tuesday foiled an attempt to smuggle over Rs20 million in local and foreign currency at Jinnah International Airport. According to officials, a passenger identified as Irfanul Haq was intercepted while attempting to board a flight to Toronto. ASF personnel flagged his luggage during routine scanning. A manual search uncovered $70,000 in US currency, 2,200 Canadian dollars, and Rs160,000 in Pakistani currency. Authorities noted that the total recovered amount exceeded Rs20 million. Travellers are legally allowed to carry up to $10,000 in foreign currency. The suspect was taken into custody and handed over to Customs along with the recovered money for further investigation and legal action.

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