Two jailed for possessing counterfeit banknotes amounting to RM138,920


KUCHING: Two Indonesians, a man and a woman, were each sentenced to two years’ imprisonment by the Sessions Court here on Wednesday after pleading guilty to possessing counterfeit banknotes last week.

Wawan Riduanto, 31, a farmer, and cook Emi Diansari, 37, were charged with possessing various denominations of counterfeit Malaysian Ringgit banknotes amounting to RM138,920 by the roadside along Jalan Serian-Tebedu, Serian, at about 4.45pm on Oct 8.

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