Arrest 9 Counterfeit Money Dealers, Boyolali Police Seize More Than IDR493 Million

Boyolali Police Chief AKBP Morry Ermond (center) accompanied by Deputy Police Chief Commissioner Afrian Satya Permadi (left), when showing evidence (ANTARA)

BOYOLALI - The Boyolali Police Criminal Investigation Unit, Central Java, has uncovered an alleged case of a network of counterfeit money makers and dealers by detaining 9 people suspected of being involved.

The Head of the Boyolali Police, AKBP Morry Ermond, said that his party helped to secure evidence of counterfeit money of Rp.

"They act as makers, provide raw materials, and are distributors. All of them are now being detained at the Boyolali Police Headquarters for further investigation," said Morry at the Boyolali Police Headquarters, Antara, Friday, September 24.

The nine perpetrators are Darsono (39), Mohammad Fausi (41), Christy Andrini alias Putri (37), Aris Budiyono (46), Elis Dwi Hartutik alias Lisa (53). Next, Harun Sastrawijaya (54), Agus Bambang (46), Agus Suriyanto (49) and Dafiki Dzulfikar (34).

The disclosure of this case began with a community report. The police then followed up the report with an investigation until it was finally revealed. "The nine perpetrators of the counterfeit money case are now being detained for further examination at the Boyolali Police Headquarters," said the Police Chief.

The confiscated evidence was 8,516 counterfeit notes. The details are the Rp100 thousand denomination as many as 1,605 pieces, the Rp50,000 denomination as many as 6,577 sheets, and the Rp20,000 denomination as many as 334 pieces.

"So the total value of counterfeit money is IDR 496,030,000," added the Police Chief.

Other confiscated items of evidence included four screen printing tools, two black glass measuring 50x50 centimeters, one black money detector, one CPU unit, one HP brand printer, one monitor unit, one hologram bundle of Rp100 bills. .000, five bundles of aluminum foil paper, one laptop, one laminator press machine, two hair dryers, and so on, up to 40 kinds.

The article that is suspected of producing or making counterfeit money, said the Police Chief, is Article 36 paragraph (1) of Law no. 7/2011 concerning Currency in conjunction with Article 244 of the Criminal Code with a penalty of 15 years in prison.

Then, in the case of circulating or distributing counterfeit money, Article 36 paragraph (3) of the Republic of Indonesia Law no. 7/2011 concerning Currency in conjunction with Article 245 of the Criminal Code with a penalty of 15 years in prison.

Furthermore, in the case of providing raw materials for making counterfeit money, Article 37 paragraph (2) of the Republic of Indonesia Law no. 7/2011 concerning Currency with a maximum life sentence of imprisonment.