LAHORE: A Customs Vigilance team detained a foreigner at the Allama Iqbal International Airport who was set to travel to London with an unusual amount of British Pounds.
The detainee, a British national in his late 50’s, possessed 13,000 British Pounds. He was about to travel to London by Pakistan International Airline’s flight 757.
The man was taken into custody for questioning during which he introduced himself as a teacher at Forman Christian College Lahore. He was identified as Regan Alexander, the officials of Pakistan Customs told Customs Today.
After a proper verification, he was allowed to travel to London. The customs has confiscated the recovered currency and asked the accused to come for investigation after spending vacation in London.
The SBP clarified that people travelling to or from Pakistan can carry Rs10000 in cash as earlier the limit was Rs3000.
