Wayanad (Kerala), Nov 2 (PTI) The Excise Department on Sunday said it had seized Rs 1.2 crore in cash, suspected to be hawala money, from a passenger travelling on a Karnataka State Road Transport Corporation (KSRTC) bus at Menangadi here.

Excise officials said the money was recovered from a passenger identified as Ammathur Abdul Razzak, a native of Malappuram, during a vehicle inspection carried out as part of an anti-narcotics drive.

Razzak was travelling on a bus from Bengaluru to Kozhikode when excise officials boarded the vehicle and inspected passengers’ luggage.

"During the search, officials found a bag containing Rs 1.2 crore in cash," an officer said.

During questioning, Razzak told officials that the bag had been handed over to him by an unidentified person for delivery to an

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