The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission on Tuesday intercepted N49 million in five 150kg sacks at the Kaduna International Airport.
The interception followed a tip off, the anti-graft agency said in a statement on Tuesday.
The discovery was made by the Kaduna Zonal Office of the agency,
The statement said: “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 crispy 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.”
The EFCC said investigation was ongoing “to unravel the culprits behind the attempted illegal movement of the cash”.
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