Arrested When Buying Cellphones Using 146 Fake Banknotes, Man From Pati Turns Out To Keep A Lot Of Stock At Home

Head of Criminal Investigation Unit AKP Agustinus David P shows evidence of counterfeit money/ANTARA

KUDUS - Polres Kudus, Central Java, arrested a dealer of counterfeit money along with evidence of 146 pieces of counterfeit Rp.

Kudus Police Chief AKBP Wiraga Dimas Tama through Head of Criminal Investigation Unit AKP Agustinus David P said the perpetrator was known to have the initials MJ from Kayen District, Pati Regency. MJ was arrested on July 29, 2022 at the Tanjang gas station in Langenharjo Village, Margorejo District, Pati when he was trying to sell a phone he bought with counterfeit money.

As a result of the officer's development, 95 counterfeit money in the perpetrator's house were also secured in the Rp 50,000 denomination, then a laminator, paper cutting tools, and one sheet of counterfeit money ribbon.

Meanwhile, 51 pieces of counterfeit money confiscated from the victims were received during the transaction of selling the device for Rp. 3.3 million. However, the original money that the victim received was only Rp. 750,000, the rest was counterfeit money.

"Of the 146 counterfeit notes, some were confiscated from the perpetrators and some of the victims reported the case after realizing that the money they received was counterfeit because the serial numbers were the same," he said in Kudus, Antara, Monday, August 8.

He appealed to the public to be wary of the circulation of counterfeit money, considering that the perpetrators made four transactions at different locations, namely in the Joyo Kusumo Pati Stadium area, Tanjang Margorejo Pati gas station, and at Ngembalkulon Kudus gas station failed because the victim knew.

While the last one at the Krawang gas station when transacting the purchase of a device worth Rp. 3.3 million.

To smooth the action, the perpetrators mixed counterfeit money with real money in the IDR 50,000 denomination. When the victim realized that the serial number was the same, it turned out that the perpetrator had already fled, so the victim reported it to the police.

For his actions, the perpetrators were charged with Article 36 paragraphs (2) and (3) of the Republic of Indonesia Law number 7/2011 concerning Currency, a subsidiary of Article 245 of the Criminal Code with a penalty of 15 years in prison and or a maximum fine of Rp. 50 billion.