Bareskrim arrests five distributors of counterfeit US dollars

JAKARTA - A team from Unit 1 of the Criminal Investigation Unit of the National Police arrested five perpetrators of the crime of circulating counterfeit US dollar money in the Banten region.

Head of the Resmob Unit of the Criminal Investigation Unit of the National Police, Police Commissioner General Arya Khadafi, said the five perpetrators consisted of three brokers, one supplier of counterfeit money, and another as the main provider of counterfeit money.

"In this disclosure, we arrested five people suspected of being involved in a counterfeit money circulation network," said Arsya in his statement in Jakarta, Sunday.

He explained that this case was revealed from an operation carried out by Unit 1 of the Criminal Investigation Unit of the National Police on April 1, 2026 in the Saung Sunda area, Telaga Lestari, Cikupa, Tangerang Regency.

The operation, led by the Head of the 1st Unit of the Criminal Investigation Unit of the National Police, AKBP Herry Azhar, managed to secure three perpetrators who acted as brokers with initials AS, F and AA.

"Three people are suspected of being brokers, were secured while about to make a transaction of fake dollar money," he said.

In the disclosure, the team seized evidence in the form of 874 counterfeit money pieces of 100 US dollars, three mobile phones, and three wallets.

The team then developed, based on the information of the suspect AS, information about another perpetrator in the Rangkasbitung area.

"The team moved to Rangkasbitung, Lebak Regency, and managed to secure the suspect AP, who was suspected of being a fake re-supplier to intermediaries," he explained.

Furthermore, from the arrest of AP, information was obtained about another perpetrator in the Balaraja area, Tangerang Regency.

The Satresmob team of the Criminal Investigation Unit of the National Police went to Balaraja, arresting the perpetrator AHS at a warung.

"AHS is suspected of being the main provider of counterfeit money. From the suspect, evidence in the form of one mobile phone and one wallet was secured," said Arsya.

After the five suspects were secured, they were immediately taken to the Bareskrim Polri Satresmob Headquarters for further examination.

Furthermore, the case was referred to the Special Economic Crime Directorate of the Criminal Investigation Unit of the National Police for further investigation.

"We are still investigating the possibility of a wider network in this case," said Arsya.