DCP Mazli (centre) with two of his officers showing some of the seized items during a press conference at the Terengganu contingent HQ on Oct 31. – BERNAMApic
KUALA TERENGGANU: Terengganu police have crippled a counterfeit currency syndicate in the state with the arrest of two men in a raid here on Sunday (Oct 29).
State police chief Deputy Comm Datuk Mazli Mazlan said the suspects, aged 28 and 33, from Selangor and Terengganu respectively, were arrested during Ops Rajawali at a rented house in town at about 4am.
He said the two men learned how to produce counterfeit money through YouTube tutorials and had been active for about a year.
"The suspects allegedly used the counterfeit money to buy small items such as cigarettes, stationery and cheap food at groceries to get real money as change.
"The counterfeit money was also used to buy drugs on the black market," he told a press conference here on Tuesday (Oct 31).
Police also seized 27 counterfeit RM100 notes, two mobile phones, a laptop, a printing machine, a car and various tools to make counterfeit currency.
According to DCP Mazli, the suspects' activities came to light when an employee of a stationery shop lodged a report that he had received counterfeit money in the course of business.
With their arrest, DCP Mazli said police believe they would be able to solve 69 counterfeit money cases reported in the state since last year.
He said both suspects tested positive for methamphetamine and had no criminal record.
They have been remanded for four days from Sunday under Sections 489B and 489D of the Penal Code and Section 15 (1) (a) of the Dangerous Drugs Act 1952, he added. – Bernama
