Indian passenger arrested with £50,000 and US$10,000 in cash at Suvarnabhumi Airport
Thai Customs arrested an Indian man arriving from Mumbai at Suvarnabhumi Airport after finding £50,000 and US$10,000, valued at THB2.58 million.
- An Indian passenger was arrested at Suvarnabhumi Airport for attempting to smuggle cash valued at approximately THB 2.58 million.
- The undeclared currency found on the man, who arrived from Mumbai, consisted of £50,000 in sterling and US$10,000 in US dollars.
- The arrest was made for an alleged violation of Thailand's exchange-control regulations and the Customs Act.
Thai Customs officers arrested an Indian man at Suvarnabhumi Airport on suspicion of smuggling more than THB2.5 million in sterling and US dollars into Thailand.
The Customs Department reported that officers from the airport’s passenger customs office searched and arrested the man on October 16, 2026, after he arrived from Mumbai, India.
Sterling and US dollar banknotes found
The search uncovered two currencies:
- Pounds sterling — 1,000 £50 banknotes, totalling £50,000.
- US dollars — 100 US$100 banknotes, totalling US$10,000.
Customs put the combined preliminary value at THB2,578,690, calculated on the date the money was brought into Thailand.
Customs alleges breach of exchange-control rules
The department alleged that the import violated the Finance Ministry’s notification on exchange control (No. 6), dated February 8, 2017, read together with the Customs Act 2017 and other relevant laws.
