October 03, 2012
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October 03, 2012
Iranian police on Wednesday cracked down on illegal money changers in Tehran, witnesses said, in an apparent bid to halt a dramatic plunge in the value of Iran’s currency in the past few days.
Unlicensed vendors who usually walk the streets in the capital’s central Ferdowsi area buying and selling small amounts of dollars were rounded up and arrested, witnesses said.
The crackdown prompted official exchange bureau in the district to shutter their premises, one licensed money changer told AFP by telephone.
Source: Al Arabiya
