Nurul Islam: The police recovered fake notes worth Tk 20 lakh after searching a passenger bus in Lohagara, south Chittagong, on March 1 at 1.30 pm. At the time, two people were arrested for attempting to smuggle counterfeit currency from the bus.On the Chittagong-Cox’s Bazar highway, in the Jangailla area of Chunti Union of Lohagara Upazila, a bus was stopped and searched.Among those arrested are Mohammad Rubel (32), son of Belayet of Ward No. 3 Howladar Bari of Charpara Union of Bhola Daulatkhan Upazila, and Omar Ali (50), son of deceased Abul Kashem of Jotpukuria area of Kanchana Union of Satkania Upazila of Chittagong. The officer-in-charge of Lohagara police station, Atiqur Rahman, has confirmed this information.
The officer in charge said that the smugglers were going to Chittagong city in a passenger bus with 20 bundles of fake notes worth Tk 20 lakh from Cox’s Bazar. Based on secret information, the said bus was stopped and searched under the supervision of Additional Superintendent of Police of Satkania Circle, Shibli Noman. A police team, including Lohagara police station officer-in-charge Atiqur Rahman and SI Mahfuzur Rahman, was in the search operation. According to police sources, each of the 20 bundles of fake notes contains 100 fake notes worth Rs.
Those arrested in Farthabad said that one of their accomplices had supplied them with the fake notes. According to the police, fraudsters become more active in smuggling counterfeit notes as Ramadan approaches. The smugglers were going towards Chittagong city for the purpose of smuggling the notes by filling them in vegetable bags and taking them into custody. In this regard, action has been taken to file a case under the Special Powers Act at the Lohagara police station.
