New Facts About The Rp22 Billion Counterfeit Money Case: Replace Money Destroyed By Bank Indonesia

Illustration - A number of counterfeit bills that were successfully secured from circulation. ANTARA/Risky Syukur

JAKARTA - The police revealed several facts behind the case of making counterfeit money worth Rp22 billion. From the results of the current investigation, counterfeit money will be used as a substitute for the original money that will be destroyed by Bank Indonesia. "False money produced by the suspects will later be used as material to exchange, materials to exchange money that will be disposal by Bank Indonesia," said Director of Special Criminal Investigation of Polda Metro Jaya Kombes Wira Satya Triputra to reporters, Friday, June 21. This was revealed based on the statement of suspect M. To investigators, he admitted that he received an order from someone with the initials P who is now being hunted. P is said to be using counterfeit money made by the suspects to be exchanged for real money which is in a damaged condition. So, later in the process of destroying the destroyed money is counterfeit money made by the suspects. Bank Indonesia is known to destroy damaged, shabby, or disabled money. The trick, interestingly from circulation, is then cut into small parts. "This means that this counterfeit money will later be used as a tool to exchange the real money that will be positioned by Bank Indonesia," said Wira. In this case, the police have named four suspects. They have the initials M, F, YA and FF.

However, there are still two more people on the wanted list or DPO. Both have the initials U and I.