Maldives seizes $81,000 in smuggling operation
The Aviation Security Command post also released video and photos of the seizure.
By
Mohamed Muzayyin Nazim
The Aviation Security Command on Sunday seized more than USD 81,000 from a foreigner who was trying to smuggle it out of the Velana International Airport (VIA).
The Aviation Security Command said in an X post on Sunday that the dollars were seized from the luggage of a Bangladeshi citizen who was travelling to Dhaka on US-Bangla Airlines.
The luggage contained USD 81,030 (MVR 1.2 million), the post said.
The Aviation Security Command post also released video and photos of the seizure. They show:
-
He tried to get the dollars out by packing them in a box of cornflakes
-
The dollars were sealed in a foil packet inside the cornflakes packaging
-
The dollars were given to him by "someone at the Champa guest house," the Bangladeshi could be heard saying in the video
