Police on Tuesday seized counterfeit currency notes with face value of Rs 7.90 crore in Koraput district and arrested three persons in this connection. All the notes were of the Rs 500 denomination.
According to reports, the accused persons were carrying the counterfeit currency notes in a Ford Figo car. A team of the Pottangi police intercepted the vehicle and found the fake notes while searching the car.
The vehicle was heading towards Visakhapatnam from Raipur, reports said. The accused three are residents of Chhattisgarh.