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Jet Airways crew member arrested with Rs 3.2 crore in US dollars at IGI airport
The air hostess with Jet Airways allegedly smuggled $10 lakh dollars in seven trips to Hong Kong in the past two months at the behest of a travel company owner.
New Delhi: The Directorate of Revenue Intelligence has recovered US Dollars valued at Rs 3.21 crore from a lady crew member of a Hong Kong-bound flight at the Indira Gandhi International (IGI) airport.
According to ANI, the crew member and supplier – identified as Amit – have both been apprehended and further investigation is underway.
The arrest was made on the intervening night of January 7-8, 2018. The arrested lady crew member is associated with the Jet Airways.
”During an inspection by the DRI team, a large sum of foreign currency was recovered from an employee of the airline. The employee has been taken into custody,” Jet Airways said in a statement. ”Based on the investigations and inputs from law enforcement agencies, the airline will take further action.”