SEREMBAN, 29 Dec 2017:
Police have foiled a counterfeit money syndicate with the arrest of three men and two women – confiscating 3,464 pieces of counterfeit US$100 notes and 136 counterfeit RM100 notes.
Negeri Sembilan police chief Datuk Noor Azam Jamaludin said the five were detained in a raid on a house in Kampung Jijan Tengah, Nilai, on Wednesday morning..
“Police seized a bag containing a plastic full of green and black cut-up papers in special operation conducted at 11am and also syabu weighing 10.91g, worth RM1,300.”
Urine tests conducted on all the suspects found them to positive for methamphetamine and they also had many previous criminal records.
The counterfeit American dollars had face value of US$346,400 (about RM1.3 million) while the counterfeit ringgit had face value of RM13, 600.
Noor Azam said initial investigations found the suspects had been active in distributing drugs since three or four years ago and the drugs were meant for the Nilai market.
“We believe one of the suspects got the drugs and took it to the house where they sorted the distribution. Two of the suspects were mechanics, while the others were jobless.”
Asked about the connection between the drugs and counterfeit money, Noor Azam said it was still being investigated by the Commercial Crime Investigation Department.
– Bernama