Foreign currency worth approximately Rs 71 lakh were confiscated by The Central Industrial Security Force (CISF) from a passenger at Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj International (CSMI) Airport, in Mumbai on Saturday night.

The Indian passenger identified as Ativ Paresh Mehta was bound for Hong Kong by a Cathay Pacific flight when the currency was seized from his hand baggage during the pre-embarkation security check at the international security hold area of Terminal 2.