Operatives of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, Kaduna zonal office, on Tuesday, March 14, intercepted N49 million in five large black 150kg colored BUHU sacks, following a tip off.
During a routine baggage screening, five sacks were sighted unattended and without tags, containing fresh bulk items suspected to be money.
Upon examination, the bags were found to contain fresh crisp naira notes of N200 denomination in 20 bundles totaling forty million naira and N50 denomination in 180 bundles totaling nine million naira, with seal purportedly emanating from the Nigeria Security and Minting Plc as seen in the labeled sealed packs.
Investigation to unravel the circumstances surrounding how the money got to the airport and unravel those behind the alleged illegal movement of the cash is in top gear.
