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Congolese National Held With Medicines Worth Over Rs 26 Lakh At Delhi Airport

The medicines were seized and the passenger, identified as Kundina N Makengo, was handed over to the customs authorities for further investigati🍒on.

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Congolese N🌟ational Held With Medicine💮s Worth Over Rs 26 Lakh At Delhi Airport
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A ꦅCongolese national was apprehended by CISF personnel at the Delhi airport on Wednesday with medicines valued at Rs 26.28 lakh keptℱ in his travel bags, a senior officer said.

The medicines were seized and the passenger, id𓂃entified as Kundina N Makengo, was handed over to the customs ꦇauthorities for further investigation.

The foreigner was intercepted at around 12.20 am at terminal-3 of the Indira Gandhi International (IGI) Airport, when he was going through security c🍌hecks by the C𓃲entral Industrial Security Force (CISF) personnel.

He was bound for Kinshasa via Addis Ababa onboard an Ethiopian Airlines flight, the officer said. As the passenger did not furnish a valid document for carrying the assortment of medicines worth Rs 26.28 lakh, he was detained and offloaded from the aircraft, the offi🌊cer added.

(With PTI inputs)

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