Suspect arrested with 700 counterfeit notes of Rs. 5,000

The Special Task Force of Police (STF) has arrested an individual from Trincomalee for printing Rs. 5,000 counterfeit notes during a raid at Devipuram in Pudukuduirippu.

Police said the raid was conducted following a tip-off received by STF Mullaitivu camp and the suspect was arrested with 500 counterfeit notes of Rs. 5,000. Police also seized a printing machine.

The counterfeit bills were printed with serial numbers R/253 673053, R/ 200 655779 and R/247 444625.

The 40-year-old suspect was handed over to the Pudukuduirippu Police to be produced in the Mullaitivu Magistrate's Court. (Darshana Sanjeewa Balasuriya)