LAHORE: A Customs Vigilance team detained a foreign man Friday night at the Allama Iqbal International Airport ? set to depart from the city and travelling to Bangkok ? for carrying an unusual amount of US dollars, the agency said, according to Geo News.

The detainee ? identified as a Chinese national ? was in possession of US $60,000, as per Customs officials, and was travelling to Bangkok via a foreign airline.

The man has been taken into custody for questioning and a case subsequently registered against him, the officials added.