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Bogor Police reveal Rp 6b counterfeit money case
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Busted: Bogor Police chief Sr. Comr. Ulung Sampurna Jaya displays packages of counterfeit banknotes the police confiscated in a recent operation at a press conference at the Bogor Police headquarters on March 27. Three suspects were arrested in the operation. (JP/Theresia Sufa)
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ersonnel from the Bogor Police arrested on Tuesday three people suspected of buying counterfeit money and confiscated Rp 6 billion (US$420,000) worth of fake banknotes in a raid on early Tuesday morning.
Bogor Police chief Sr. Comr. Ulung Sampurna Jaya said the suspects were arrested in a rented house belonging to Sony Rahayu in Kampung Parung Banteng, Katulampa subdistrict, Bogor, West Java.
The three suspects, identified only as CDR, YRN and MAR, were arrested for possessing the Rp 6 billion worth of counterfeit banknotes they reportedly kept in a suitcase.
Ulung said the three suspects had distributed counterfeit money in Greater Jakarta, in which one original banknote could be exchanged with three fake banknotes.
“Last week, the suspects managed to sell Rp 250 million worth of counterfeit money,” Ulung told journalists at a press conference at the Bogor Police headquarters on Tuesday.
“Following their success, the value of the counterfeit banknotes that would be sold was increased to Rp 6 billion,” he went on. The police are investigating the case further. (ebf)
