*N110m, $8,368 Recovered
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Operatives of the Enugu Zonal Command of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), the Police and Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) have arrested 115 suspected currency racketeers in the state.
The suspects, comprising 113 males and two females, were apprehended on Wednesday, February 21, during a sting operation at Owerri Road in the Ogui area of the state.
The operation followed credible intelligence about some bureau de change (BDC) operators, currency speculators and street hawkers involved in illegal foreign exchange markets in that environment.
Items recovered from them include N110,700,000, $8,368, £145, €2,725, 900 South African Rands, 32,000 CFA, 100 Turkiya and 500 Bank of Mozambique currencies in different denominations. A safe abandoned by one of the street hawkers was also recovered.
A preliminary investigation showed that some of the suspects were foreigners from Niger Republic. They would soon be charged to court.
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