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Rs 14.08 lakh worth foreign currency seized

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The officials of Goa Customs, Air Intelligence Unit, have seized foreign currency worth Rs 14.08 lakh on Saturday. 

Based on intelligence inputs received, officers headed by N G Patel, Assistant Commissioner of Customs, AIU, searched the Air India Bangalore-Goa-Dubai flight Al-993 on arrival at Goa on Saturday.

They found foreign currency (76,115 UAE dirhams equivalent of Rs. 14.08 lakh) from who boarded the flight at Bangalore. The exercise was conducted under the overall guidance of R Manohar, Commissioner of Customs and under the supervision of T R Gajalakhsmi, Additional Commissioner of Customs, Goa. 

Goa Customs has seized 3.5 kilograms of gold valued at Rs one crore, foreign currency valued at Rs 14.08 lakh and commercial goods worth Rs 36.57 lakh so far in 2018-19.  

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Subsidy to trawlers no good as fresh fish doesn’t reach Goans, says forum

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Published Aug 20, 2018, 12:48 AM IST
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