Fake currency seized in Kohat

KOHAT: The police foiled a bid to smuggle fake currency at Muslimabad checkpost on Indus Highway on Wednesday, police officials said. They said that acting on a tip-off, the police signalled a car to stop at Muslimabad checkpost and on thorough search recovered fake currency (Rs 500,000) and a gun from its secret cavities. The vehicle was on the way to Quetta. The police arrested two inter-provincial smugglers identified as Syed Haq Nawaz and Roohullah. The accused were booked under relevant sections of law.