Enforcement Directorate (ED) seized Indian currency worth Rs 44.37 lakh and foreign currencies amounting to Rs 9.55 lakh in raids at Full-Fledged Money Changers (FFMC) firms in Goa and Mumbai.
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Panaji (Goa) [India], March 5 (ANI): The Enforcement Directorate (ED) on Friday said that it has conducted searches at the office and residential premises of three forex dealers and their directors situated in Mumbai and Goa and seized illegal money worth Rs 44.37 lakh.
The dealing companies Full-Fledged Money Changers (FFMC,) Sete Mares Global Forex Pvt Ltd, Nemichand Khemraj Forex Pvt Ltd. The search resulted in the seizure of Rs 44.37 lakh and assorted foreign currencies worth Rs 9.55 lakh which was in contravention of Foreign Exchange Management Act, 1999 and Rules and Regulation made thereunder, the ED said in a statement issued.
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