Kolkata July 19 (IANS) The Border Security Force on Thursday seized Bangladeshi currency totalling 8.02 lakh Taka or Rs 6.55 lakh in Indian currency in West Bengal s Nadia district a senior BSF official said.
The suspect however fled the spot he said.
Acting on a tip-off BSF troopers kept a vigil near the India-Bangladesh border in Mankhola and seized the packet containing the Bangladeshi currency thrown by the fleeing smuggler.
As many as 377 artificial earrings were also seized a BSF release said.
The seized currency was handed over to the Customs Department at Nadia district s Tehatta.
BSF s south Bengal frontier has seized foreign currency totalling Rs 53.21 lakh and arrested four Indian smugglers in 2018 so far.

--IANS mgr/tsb/sed