11 Asian nationals were arrested at the Nadi International Airport last week for attempting to move more than $134,600 into the country without declaring it.
The currency was located after Customs Officers became suspicious about the passengers and selected them for further attention.
Inspection of them or their luggage revealed the undeclared cash.
All currency in excess of FJD$10,000 is required to be declared to Customs on arrival or departure from Fiji under the Financial Transaction Reporting Act.
Fiji Revenue Customs Authority Chief Executive Officer, Visvanath Das says over the past few months they have noted a drastic increase in currency smuggling cases and it is a real concern for FRCA.
All those arrested were later charged and produced in court by Police.
