PALAKKAD: Police and Excise teams conducted a vehicle inspection in Walayar and seized Rs 57 lakh hawala money which they tried to smuggle in a bus and car. The police recovered Rs 8,94,500 from a Swift car that came from a place called Badalayund in Tamil Nadu. The vehicle was inspected at the Walayar toll plaza at 4 am yesterday. Nias (31) and Hashir (19), who were in the car, were arrested.

Rs 48,09,500 which was tried to be smuggled in a KSRTC bus was seized by the excise team at 6.45 pm. Abdu Rahman (28) from Ernakulam Kallur and Aoli Kamil (25) from Muvattupuzha were arrested.