6 Months Fake Money Factory In Bogor, Police Confiscate IDR 316 Million

The police stated that the home factory for making counterfeit money in Bogor City, West Java, which was raided by the Tanah Abang Metro Police, Central Jakarta, had been operating for six months.

"The last six months DS produced counterfeit money," said Tanah Abang Metro Police Chief, Central Jakarta Kompol Haris Akhmad Basuki, quoted by ANTARA, Friday, April 11.

According to him, there are eight syndicates circulating counterfeit money, each of which has a role, such as DS, who is a fake money scorer.

In addition, said Haris, DS is also often assisted by LB in producing counterfeit money at home provided by LB in Bogor City.

Kompol Haris stated that the production of counterfeit money had been going on from six months ago. Meanwhile, the officers are still investigating the circulation, because the disclosure of the case has only been carried out in the past few days.

"As for the distribution, we are still developing the nominal amount further. But what is certain is that we confiscated as many as 23 thousand pieces of counterfeit money amounting to Rp100 thousand," he said.

Haris added that the syndicate for the circulation of counterfeit money was carried out by MS, BI, E, BBU, BS, AY, DS, and LB. Of the eight suspects, officers managed to confiscate a number of items that were used as evidence.

As a result of his actions, the eight suspects were subject to Article 26 of Law No. 7 of 2011 concerning currencies with a maximum imprisonment of 10 years and a fine of Rp. 10 billion.

Previously, the police said that the disclosure of a counterfeit money manufacturing factory (upal) in Bogor City, West Java, began with the discovery of a bag left on the electric train (KRL) Tanah Abang Station.

"There is a suspicious bag left in the carriage to Rangkas Bitung," said Haris.

According to him, the officers were initially suspicious of the contents of the bag left in the carriage and then waited for the owner to take the item.

After the owner with the initials MS (45) took it, said Haris, it was found that the bag contained counterfeit Rp100 thousand denominations which reached Rp316 million.