DHAKA, July 21, 2018 (BSS) – The gangs involved in fake currency trade
have become active in producing and circulating those across the country to
cash the large-scale cash transaction in the cattle markets ahead of the Eid-
ul-Azha.
“We have been put on alert against production and circulation of fake
currency ahead of the Eid-ul-Azha,” additional deputy commissioner (media)
Obaidur Rahman of Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP) told BSS today.
“As part of the intensified intelligence surveillance to check
production, circulation and use of fake currencies, Detective Branch (DB) of
police arrested four people along with fake local currencies worth Taka 32
lakh from Kalyanpur under Mirpur Model police Station on July 19,” he also
said.
During preliminary interrogation, the arrestees, Jasim Mandol, 30, Abdul
Jalil, 28, Sagar alias Ripon Das, 30, and Jalal Uddin, 28, confessed that
they were producing fake notes targeting the cattle markets.
A case was lodged to this end with the respective police station.
Police Headquarters has asked all the concerned authorities to take
necessary measures including stepping up intelligence surveillance across the
country to prevent production and circulation of fake currencies.
As per directives of the police headquarters, intelligence vigilance
coinciding with crackdowns has been strengthened across the country to stop
circulation of fake currency particularly in the capital city. The law
enforcers are now collecting information relating to the fake currency making
syndicates.
Law enforcers have been asked to conduct special drives after
identifying the places where the counterfeit bank notes are being produced
and used.
Intelligence watch has been intensified at different places,
particularly at shopping malls and bank areas as the currency forgers usually
increase production of counterfeit notes targeting the Eid.
In addition to the shopping malls and bank areas, places around
different slums are also under watch because the currency forgers prefer
illiterate slum dwellers for circulating the fake notes.
Over 30 syndicates have been involved in producing different fake
currencies, especially US dollars, Euro, Pound, Saudi Riyal and Taka, a
police official said.
“Criminals usually choose the low grade areas like slums located at
different parts of Dhaka, Narayanganj, Savar, Tongi, Gazipur, Munsiganj and
Keraniganj for running the illegal business,” he said.
“The criminals spend around Taka 150 for producing a note of Taka 500,”
he said, quoting some of the criminals earlier arrested and interrogated by
law enforcers.
“The fake note traders first sell a fake note of Taka 500 at Taka 250 to
the whole sellers who sell it to the third party at Taka 350 who later sell
it to the fourth party at Taka 400,” he said.
“Though we have lodged scores of cases against the arrested people with
different police stations, they usually get bail from the court after a
period as the sections of law under which the cases were lodged are bailable
and later they get involved again in the same business,” he added.