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Rupee third on fake foreign currency list in Switzerland

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Press Trust Of India
As a debate continues on alleged black money of Indians in Swiss banks, the authorities in Switzerland have come across a significant quantum of fake Indian rupee notes in their country - the third highest for any foreign currency after Euro and the US dollar.

According to the latest counterfeit currency statistics released by Switzerland's Federal Office of Police (Fedpol), the number of fake Euro notes seized in the year 2013 stood at 2,394, while there were 1,101 fake US dollar bills.

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First Published: Jul 21 2014 | 12:08 AM IST

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