Fake US banknotes land senior citizen behind bars


KUALA LUMPUR: A senior citizen has been sentenced to 10 months in prison by the Sessions Court here for possessing 12 counterfeit United States banknotes amounting to US$1,200 three months ago.

Judge Azrul Darus handed down the sentence to trader Woo Tuck Lab, 64, after he pleaded guilty to the charge and ordered him to serve his jail term starting from the date of his arrest on June 20.

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