24 November 2020 11:05 am
Two suspects were arrested with 372 forged 100 US Dollar notes in Kantale yesterday, police said.
Police Spokesman DIG Ajith Rohana said the Divisional Detective Bureau of Kantale Police has arrested the suspects in connection with the offences of printing and possession of fake currency notes.
One of the suspects had 341 fake notes while other suspect had 31 notes.
DIG Rohana said the suspects would be handed over to the Criminal Investigation Department for further investigation.
He said the police will trace the place where the fake notes were printed and the suspects involved in the racket would also be arrested.