Police Confiscate Tens Of Millions Of Counterfeit Money In Temanggung

Police show fake banknotes at the Temanggung Police Station, Thursday (28/7/2022). ANTARA/HO - Temanggung Police Public Relations

TEMANGGUNG - The Temanggung Resort Police (Polres), Central Java confiscated Rp.86,800,000 in counterfeit money from a married couple with the initials IS and AP, residents of Kediri, East Java.

The Temanggung Police Chief, AKBP Agus Puryadi, said the counterfeit notes confiscated consisted of 1,104 IDR 50,000 notes, 1,104 notes, and 316 IDR 100,000 notes.

According to him, the disclosure of the counterfeit money case was the result of the development of a counterfeit money circulation case that occurred in the Temanggung area with the suspects AD and NF, residents of Magelang Regency.

In addition to counterfeit money, the Temanggung Police also confiscated evidence in the form of computers, printers, paper, ink, spray paint, and a number of other equipment.

Agus Puryadi said that AP and IS have been making counterfeit notes and circulating them since nine months ago. Ordering counterfeit money via online or social media to a number of areas.

"Fake money is offered through social media, produced based on orders, an average of IDR 30 million per month," he said as quoted by ANTARA, Thursday, July 28.

He explained that the suspect AP got the master design of counterfeit money from the internet which was then processed and printed. The watermark and ribbon image already exists, but the serial number is double.

According to the suspect's statement, it took about three days to complete the making of the Rp15 million counterfeit money, starting from editing the design, printing, merging the front and back designs, cutting and sending counterfeit money to the customer.

"Shipping is via a package service, and it is labeled as fragile goods so that the package party is careful," he said.

In this case, the suspect AP was charged with Article 36 paragraph (3) in conjunction with Article 26 paragraph (3) subsidiary Article 36 paragraph (1) in conjunction with Article 26 paragraph (1) of the Republic of Indonesia Law Number 7 of 2011.

Then the IS suspect was charged with Article 36 paragraph (3) in conjunction with Article 26 paragraph (3) of the Republic of Indonesia Law Number 7 of 2011 with a maximum imprisonment of 15 years and a maximum fine of Rp. 50 billion.