Bareskrim Dismantles Fake US-Rupiah Dollar Dealer Network, Thousands Of Sheets Confiscated

JAKARTA - Bareskrim Polri arrested a network of counterfeit money dealers of Rp100 thousand denominations and US dollars (US) in Purwakarta, West Java. Thousands of counterfeit bills were confiscated. "Dittipideksus Bareskrim Polri has revealed a network of counterfeit money distributions in the form of 100 USD denominations and Rp100,000 denominations or Purwakarta networks, West Java," said Director of Special Economic Crimes at Bareskrim Polri Brigadier General Whisnu Hermawan in his statement, Tuesday, November 7 In the disclosure of this case of counterfeit money circulation, four people were named as suspects. They have the initials AGS, KB, DS and AMB. "From the suspects secured evidence of a total of US$995 pieces and rupiah currency of Rp100,000 denominations as many as 45 pieces," he said. The disclosure of this network stems from the existence of information regarding the circulation of counterfeit money in the West Java region. Thus, it was immediately followed up with the investigation step. Police members also disguised and communicated with three of his colleagues with the initials AGS as if they wanted to buy counterfeit money in 100 US dollars denominations. It was agreed that transactions in one of the restaurants in the Purwakarta Regency area, on November 4. "The AGS perpetrators offered 1 USD valued Rp5,000 with a total of 995 pieces of USD denominations," he said. With that agreement, the undercover police members went to the meeting point. Not long after, AGS arrived by driving a car. It turned out that AGS together with three of his colleagues were female. "The perpetrators came together with KB, DS and the woman with the initials (TH) by carrying bags containing foreign bills of 100 USD denominations suspected to be counterfeit as many as 995 pieces of 100 USD denominations," he said. After the transaction with the submission of counterfeit money, the four people were immediately arrested. Then, the cars they were also searched.

"Furthermore, the members checked the car driven by the suspects, it turned out that there were also suspected perpetrators who were waiting in the car, namely (AMB). So that the members immediately secured the person concerned and the other alleged perpetrators," said Whisnu. In this case, the perpetrators were suspected of violating Article 245 of the Criminal Code in conjunction with Article 55 of the Criminal Code with a maximum imprisonment of 15 years and/or Article 36 paragraph (2) Law Number 7 of 2011 concerning Currency, with a maximum imprisonment of 10 years and a maximum fine of IDR 50,000,000,000.