Gaza police seize 230k in forged US dollars
Ma'an -- Palestinian police loyal to the government in Gaza say they have arrested a currency-counterfeiting ring.
According to Ala Al-Batsh, the director of the police station in the Ash-Shuja'iya neighborhood of Gaza City, police found the suspects in possession of 230,000 forged US dollars in various denominations.
Al-Batsh also said the suspects confessed during questioning.
The seizure was the largest sum of forged bills found in the Gaza Strip in the last three years, police said.
Posted by: Fred 2009-10-01 |