Airports secure, so smugglers hit the road

After arresting five in a counterfeit currency racket, cops say most gangs using trucks and trains from Nepal, Pak for smuggling

Airports secure, so smugglers hit the road

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Airports secure, so smugglers hit the road

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After arresting five in a counterfeit currency racket, cops say most gangs using trucks and trains from Nepal, Pak for smuggling

As terror threat has led to heightened security at airports, smugglers are using trucks and trains to bring counterfeit currency into the country.

The Delhi police on Tuesday arrested five smugglers for allegedly running a fake currency racket in the Capital. From them, the cops recovered counterfeit currency worth Rs 10 lakh, most of which came to India from Pakistan via Nepal through road and rail.

Senior Crime Branch officials of the Delhi police said this arrest confirms the prominent role of trains and interstate trucks in the money smuggling racket. "Since security at airports was stepped up after the recent terrorist attacks, trains and trucks plying between India and neighbouring countries like Pakistan, Nepal and Bangladesh are being extensively used for the purpose. Most of the cases we have cracked over the past few months point to this fact," said a senior Crime Branch cop.