Banjarbaru, South Kalimantan (AntaranewsKalsel) - South Kalimantan Regional Police Chief Brigadier General Agung Budi Maryoto asked the public not to worry, but remain vigilant against counterfeit money.


"People do not worry but remain vigilant so as not to be deceived by counterfeit money ," said the police chief in the current exposure of counterfeit money dealers case in Banjarbaru on Monday.

The appeal was delivered related to the circulation of counterfeit money worth Rp3 billion to Rp4 billion in proceeds of crime networks counterfeit money maker.

Police chief said the network of dealers and counterfeit money maker who was uncovered was a network of interprovincial namely South Kalimantan, East Java and Central Java.

"The case uncovered by Tanah Laut district police by arresting seven suspects who acted as dealers and counterfeit money maker that has been three years of operation," he said.

People are suggested to take precautions so as not to be fooled accept counterfeit money by ways of 3D (dilihat, diraba and diterawang), means to look the note closely, touch the note to feel its ridges, then hold it up to the light to check if it has a watermark

Regional Police chief, who was accompanied by Tanah Laut Police Chief AKBP Rizal Irawan, said the seven suspects arrested were Suriansyah and Masrudiani group of Tanah Laut and Banjarbaru, South Kalimantan.

Two other suspects are a group of dealers network of counterfeit money East Java, namely Paijan and Zaini who act as intermediaries in South Kalimantan and Central Java.

While three other suspects were in a networking group in Central Java, namely Dedy Saputra, Dwi Warsono and Assegaf who have the role of counterfeit money maker and employees.
edited by mahdani

Pewarta: Yose Rizal

Editor : Mahdani


COPYRIGHT © ANTARA News Kalimantan Selatan 2016