Two nabbed with forged currency

Rafik Jalaldeen

KALUTARA:Two persons were nabbed by the police along with forged currency notes and computer equipment on Sunday in Matugama, HQI Kalutara Indika Silva said.

According to the HQI the suspects were residents of Matugama. They were arrested with 203 Rs.1,000 notes and computer equipment which were used for forging currency notes. "Following an information received, our officers detected a suspect who brings the forged currency to the market. The suspect was arrested with a forged currency note at a liquor shop", he added.

The HQI said that the manufacturer of the forge currency note was apprehended at his residence together with the forged money and computer equipment following information provided by the first suspect. According to the HQI the suspects were releasing a large amount of forged currency notes to the market.

"We believe that the suspects were involved in this illegal activity for three months. If they were still at large they could have caused great damage by releasing more money to the market, the HQI remarked.

The Kalutara police are conducting further investigations.