Mother And Child In Tangerang Allegedly Circulating Counterfeit Money

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TANGERANG - Police arrested mothers and children with the initials ROM (67) and MR (30) in the Pakuhaji area, Tangerang Regency on suspicion of circulating counterfeit money.

Pakuhaji Police Chief, AKP I Gusti Moch Sugiarto said, in addition to arresting mother and child, his party also arrested another perpetrator with the initials MJ (31) who was MR's playmate.

"It is true that three perpetrators were arrested, two of whom were mothers and children," said Gusti when confirmed, Thursday, May 15.

Gusti explained that the incident was revealed when MJ and MR went shopping using Rp50 which was allegedly fake.

Two men are suspected of circulating counterfeit money in a grocery store. They (two men) had spent counterfeit Rp50 thousand denominations to buy cigarettes at grocery stores, he said

Then, during the interrogation, the two admitted to getting the counterfeit money from the perpetrator ROM, who is MR's biological mother.

Based on this information, his party immediately arrested ROM in the Pakuhaji area, Tangerang Regency. Then taken to the Pakuhaji Police, Tangerang Regency.

"We immediately picked up the wheels at his residence," he said.

The evidence was secured 33 pieces of counterfeit notes of Rp50 thousand. Currently, further investigation is still being carried out, to find out if there are other perpetrators in the case.

"Currently it is still under investigation," he concluded.