Agartala, January 21 (TIWN): Keeping the police stations in ‘yawning siesta’, euphoria business of fake currencies has alarmingly gripped the entire Unokoti district in Tripura for over past few months. A strong racket of supplying fake notes is very active in the district but the district administration remained mum over the issue, said a local source.

Once upon a time in Unokoti district when the police department had conducted random operations to combat the supply of fake notes, said source. Leaving space for the fake currency racket, surprisingly, the police department has stopped carrying out such drives for past few months in Unokoti district. Availing the chance of this break, a section of fake currency smugglers are supplying a huge amount of fake notes in the different parts of the Unokoti district along with the other places in Tripura, said the source.

Asked about the issue, a senior police officer from Unokoti district said, “After the rising of the barbed wire fencing in the entire border with Bangladesh, a section earlier involved in smuggling of goods and cattle is now turning towards supplying fake notes and other valuable amount but of small size which can be easily smuggled despite of the fence.”

“Now the smugglers have framed new strategy of smuggling. They are making small packets of profitable items like currency notes, marijuana and medicines and throw them above the fence at places where visibility is low”, he said. But despite of all efforts police and border guards are keeping a vigil and the rate of successful operations of the security forces are high, he added.