East Bogor Police, Bogor City Police, West Java arrested four suspected dealers and counterfeit money makers of Rp100 thousand denominations and other products in the form of stamp duty, cigarette excise and fake health certificates which are suspected to be circulated in theASANkor area.
Deputy Head of Bogor City Police, AKBP Ferdy Irawan, said this case was a network development in Larangan Village, Sukoharjo City District, Sukoharjo Regency, Central Java Province.
"So this is the result of case development in Central Java. The maker was arrested in Central Jakarta. So we are working with the Central Jakarta Metro Police to arrest the perpetrators. Meanwhile, the dealers in Ciampea, Bogor Regency," he said during a press conference at the East Bogor Police, quoted from Antara, Tuesday, November 15.
The disclosure of this case began when a resident sent a letter of complaint regarding concerns that the circulation of counterfeit money in the Bogor area would immediately be accompanied by four pieces of evidence of counterfeit money in 2016's Rp100 thousand notes on Saturday at 16.00 WIB.
Based on the report, the Bogor Police immediately investigated the case by visiting the location in Ciampea, at around 20.00 WIB by luring the alleged perpetrators of dealers IIP Saepulloh and Kurniawan alias Gofur to exchange Rp10 million to Rp20 million.
From there, the police obtained evidence of 152 counterfeit Rp100 thousand denominations, bringing the amount to Rp15.2 million. Evidence together with the two suspects was secured to the East Bogor Police for examination and development of the case.
Furthermore, on Sunday, November 13, East Bogor Police officers at around 10:00 WIB based on information from IIP Saepulloh and Kurniawan chased the perpetrators of making counterfeit money which they wanted to circulate at the printing business located in Kebon Blank Village, Senen District, Central Jakarta.
The perpetrators named Mamat and Suswanto Wibawa were found at the location and were arrested by officers and in the printing shop, officers conducted a search.
As a result, the police found 36 counterfeit notes of IDR 100,000 in 2014 emissions, three 2014 counterfeit notes had not been cut and four counterfeit bills of IDR 100 had not been cut, as well as computers and Sablon machines that were allegedly used to make the money.
In addition, said AKBP Ferdy, to Mamat officers who claimed to have handed over Rp100 thousand in 2016 emissions of 200 or Rp20 million to IIP Saepulloh and Kurniawan with the profit of getting Rp4 million in real money.
According to the statements of the suspects, he continued, they are indeed a network of cases of circulation and counterfeit money making in Sukoharjo.
The four suspects were charged with Article 245 of the Criminal Code in conjunction with Article 55 of the Criminal Code, Article 36 paragraph 1, 2 and 3 in conjunction with Article Number 37 of Law Number 7 of 2011 concerning currencies.
"We are still developing this case. The suspects have been detained, but we are still developing this case," said AKBP Ferdy.
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