Foreign currencies worth Rs 7.78 lakh seized from passenger

Foreign currencies in Euros and pounds worth Rs 7.78 lakh was seized from a Dubai bound passenger on Friday, the customs department said

The officials, acting on a tip off, intercepted a 30-year-old man and recovered 6,600 Euros in denomination of 50and 2,000 Pounds in the denomination of 20 from his backpack and laptop bag, a release said The value of the seized currencies was Rs 7.78 lakh, the release said.