Rs.1.36 cr in scrapped notes seized in Thane; 5 detained

Police have seized Rs 1.36 crore in scrapped currency notes here and detained five persons, an official said today.

A team of police officials kept a vigil at the Upavan Lake area and nabbed five persons who were carrying Rs Rs 1.36 crore in demonetised notes, said DCP (Zone-V) Sunil Lokhande.

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The five were detained and the currency was seized, he added.

With this, the police in the last one week have seized Rs 3.52 crore in defunct bills and detained a dozen persons.