Police Reveal Fake Money Circulation Mode In Tangerang Regency

Evidence of counterfeit money/ Photo: IST

TANGERANG - Tangerang Police Chief Kombes Sigit Dany Setiyono revealed the modus operandi of the perpetrators to circulate counterfeit money, namely by spending goods for daily needs and trading to the wider community.

"They spread counterfeit money with Rp100,000 denominations, both resold and used to buy daily goods," Dany told reporters, Tuesday, August 22.

Furthermore, the circulation of counterfeit money was finally uncovered after a report from one of the shops in the Kemiri area, Tangerang Regency.

On that basis, his party checked the crime scene (TKP). As a result, the suspect with the initials, PN, who was suspected of being the first perpetrator in spreading counterfeit money, was arrested.

Then it was developed until the second perpetrator was finally arrested, JN. From this second statement, they got the counterfeit money from A and R.

"Now it has been designated as a DPO, namely the initials A and R," he said.

The current JN and PN must be held accountable for their actions by being accused of Article 36 paragraphs (2) and (3) of the Law of the Republic of Indonesia Number 7 of 2011 concerning Currency or Article 245 of the Criminal Code (KUHP) with a penalty of 10 to 15 years in prison.