Business tycoon Anand Mahindra has a captivating social media presence. With millions of followers on Twitter, the man never fails to grab the attention of his fans with his reactions and remarks on various trending topics. A video of a foiled smuggling bid involving ‘pan masala’ sachets and cash worth $40,000 at the Kolkata airport went viral.
Anand Mahindra reacted to the tweet and even mentioned that he was impressed by the creativity of the smuggler, he only wished the man had not used it for a “law-breaking” purpose.
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The incident surfaced on social media on Monday related to the recovery of $ 40,000 worth over ₹ 32 lakhs
The cash was concealed inside hundreds of sealed ‘pan masala’ (gutka) pouches. At the Kolkata airport, a video came up where one can see sachets with $10 bills sealed with transparent plastic being torn. Besides the cash, there was ‘pan masala’ powder inside.
The accused passenger was attempting to flee with the money to Bangkok in Thailand. He was intercepted by the officials in time. By sharing the information, the Kolkata Customs Department had tweeted,
“AIU officials of Kolkata Customs intercepted a passenger scheduled to depart to Bangkok yesterday. A search of his checked-in baggage resulted in the recovery of US $40O00 (worth over ₹32 lakh) concealed inside Gutkha pouches”
#WATCH | AIU officials of Kolkata Customs intercepted a passenger scheduled to depart to Bangkok yesterday. A search of his checked-in baggage resulted in the recovery of US $40O00 (worth over Rs 32 lakh) concealed inside Gutkha pouches: Customs pic.twitter.com/unxgdR7jSu
— ANI (@ANI) January 9, 2023
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The Mahindra chairman, Anand Mahindra couldn’t stop himself from sharing his opinion on the airport incident
Quoting the viral video, he stated,
“No shortage of innovative thinking and ‘manufacturing’ in India. I just wish this gentleman had applied his creativity to more productive-and law-abiding-goals!”
He was impressed by the innovative idea of the man accused but was disappointed that he did not use it for any law-abiding purpose.
No shortage of innovative thinking and ‘manufacturing’ in India. I just wish this gentleman had applied his creativity to more productive-and law-abiding-goals! https://t.co/iO5nA4zWT0
— anand mahindra (@anandmahindra) January 10, 2023
To carry counterfeit goods and money, smugglers can go to any extent, their desperation to do so knows no bounds. Looks like despite their best efforts, sometimes they come on the radar of the intelligence service and get caught while doing so.
Though the smuggler masterfully hid the cash inside sealed packets of ‘Pan Masala’ sachets in neat folds, he couldn’t procced with his plan.
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The netizens also reacted to the video by the Kolkata Customs that took the internet by storm
The amount of work, the quality of the work & the patience for such neat work packing it!! Wow.
— Trigunatheetha Justice for Vihan & Sanvi (@trigunatheetha) January 9, 2023
My business runs on packing grocery items !
That packing is impressive 🥺🥺
— Seema Sinthakay (@fanaskay) January 9, 2023
Police have to find out the network ring operation.Most Dollars come from USA.They get good rupees rates either from businesses,buying properties,laundering Bollywood cash,etc.This happens around the world.Why Bangkok?Not for Chicks😜 or drugs.
— Rashmid (@RashmiP84717377) January 9, 2023
Ye scheme India ke bahar nahi jani chahiye, well done guys 👏🏻
— Sanket🇮🇳📉📈 (@KasatSanket) January 9, 2023
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