Two Counterfeit Dollar Traders In Tanggamus Arrested By Police

JAKARTA - The Talang Padang Police, Tanggamus Police, Lampung, arrested two suspects who were dealers of counterfeit US dollar 100 denominations.

"Two suspects, namely Gigin Saputra (23) and M Agus Darmawan (25). Both are residents of Pekon Sukarame, Talang Padang," said Kapolsek Talang Padang, AKP Sarwani in Talang Padang, Tanggamus, as reported by Antara, Tuesday, October 27.

He explained that the suspect was arrested based on public information about the existence of counterfeit money, especially US dollars. The team conducted an investigation and found eight fake dollar bills from the suspect Agus Darmawan.

"We arrested the two suspects at Pekon Sukarame, Talang Padang District on Saturday, October 24," he said.

From this arrest, the police confiscated 48 fake dollar bills that were still being kept. In addition, Rp200 thousand in real money was also confiscated, the remainder of the sale of counterfeit dollar bills.

"Our two suspects are caught in Article 244 of the Criminal Code with a maximum imprisonment of fifteen years," added Sarwani.