Buy Gasoline Using Fake Money, This South Kalimantan Man Was Arrested By The Police

Wakapolres Kompol Muhammad Irfan during a press release to the media crew at the Balangan Police Headquarters, Wednesday (3/4/2024). ANTARA/ragil darmawan

PARINGIN - A man from Hamarung Village, Juai District, Balangan Regency, South Kalimantan MM (33) was arrested by the police for shopping using counterfeit money.

The Deputy Chief of the Balangan Police, Kompol Muhammad Irfan, revealed that the perpetrator bought retail fuel at a shop owned by local residents with counterfeit money.

"The perpetrator was caught handing over the Rp100 thousand denomination to the seller, then the money was lost and it was torn into his own hand which at that time was wet," said Irfan as quoted by ANTARA, Thursday, April 4.

After finding out that the money he received was fake, the seller who was also a victim immediately reported the matter to the Juai Police.

It is suspected that the perpetrators of the counterfeit money dealer got it from one of the online shops he bought as many as 10 pieces of one hundred thousand denominations at a price of Rp. 100,000.

The modus operandi of the perpetrator was that he shopped for small items with Rp100,000 denominations around his house, then from the return he made a profit.

Meanwhile, the Head of Criminal Investigation Unit of the Balangan Police, Iptu Galuh Rizka Pangestu, revealed that from the perpetrator's confession, the use of counterfeit money was still around his village.

"The fake money that was circulated by the perpetrator was still around his house, feeling that his action was smooth and he returned to order the counterfeit money worth Rp. 2 million," said Galuh.