India, April 20 -- An Indian national was arrested at the Kenneth Kaunda International Airport (KKIA) in Zambia when he was attempting to smuggle foreign currency and suspected gold to Dubai, officials said on Sunday.

The country's Drug Enforcement Commission arrested the person during a joint operation conducted by it with other State Security Agencies (SSAs).

The arrested person was identified as Aamir Soeb Patel (27).

Officials recovered USD 2,320,000 and seven pieces of gold, with an estimated value of USD 500,000, from his possession.

"Investigations into the matter are ongoing and once concluded, the general public will be informed of the outcome," the Drug Enforcement Commission said in a Facebook post.

"The DEC wishes to warn...