‘Former bank chief’ caught at airport with £44.5M cheque

‘Former bank chief’ caught at airport with £44.5M cheque

IRAN'S former central bank chief has been caught at an airport – with a cheque worth £44.5MILLION, it is reported.

Tahmasb Mazaheri was detained after customs officers allegedly found the eye-watering bill in his luggage.

The 59-year-old is said to have been issued the 300million bolivar cheque by the Bank of Venezuela.

Mr Mazaheri, the governor of the Central Bank of Iran until 2008, had flown from Turkey into Duesseldorf Airport in Germany on January 21.

German police and customs are reported to be investigating possible money laundering.