Bangladesh currency worth Rs 53 lakh recovered in Tripura

AGARTALA: Tripura police in a late night raid recovered a huge amount of Bangladeshi currencies in Indian value worth of Rs 53.30 lakh from a resident of Madhupur area of Bishalgarh on Tuesday night.
Acting on a tip-off, police team raided in a Muslim village in the area and recovered the money and about 77 kg dry ganja from a banana orchard owned by one Kala Mian.
However, police could not arrest anybody in connection with recovery. Deputy Superintendent of Police (DSP) Tapas Das said investigation has been continuing against into the recovery and claimed that the accused persons would be booked soon.
According to report, large number of transactions of demonetised Indian rupees have been made in exchange of Bangladeshi currencies.
There has been a significant increase in currency and drug-related crimes in border areas in the last week and the authorities have nabbed a number of peoplr involved in the crimes. (UNI)