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11 Aug 2018 | Sat 08:39
Sri Lankan media outlets report that officers found a total of 169 counterfeit notes on the individual
Sri Lankan media outlets report that officers found a total of 169 counterfeit notes on the individual
Sunday Times
Financial Crimes
Maldivian arrested in Sri Lanka with counterfeit cash of USD 8,000
 
Sri Lankan media outlets report that officers found a total of 169 counterfeit notes on the individual
 
The 49-year-old was arrested at the Bandaranaike International Airport

A Maldivian individual has been arrested in Negambo in a drug bust carried out by the Sri Lankan police’s narcotics department.

The 49-year-old was arrested at the Bandaranaike International Airport on Friday morning at about 05:30. Officers had found counterfeit cash on his person; in the pocket of his trousers.

Sri Lankan media outlets report that officers found a total of 169 counterfeit notes on the individual, amounting to USD 8,450.

This amounts to about LKR 1,368,900 or MVR 130,00.

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