[Ma'an] Public Investigation and Intelligence services in Hebron arrested two citizens on charges of fraud and the possession of counterfeit banknotes with the value of 9,900 US dollars, police reported Friday.
The information office of the Palestinian police said agents "lured the suspects" into an area of As-Salam Street in Hebron city and once they determined the men were in possession of the currency, which all had the same serial number, officers detained the two for questioning.
During the investigation one of the two men admitted to purchasing special ink for their computer printer, which was used to manufacture teh forged notes. A second had previous infractions relating to forgery and fraud, police said.
Colonel Ramadan Awwad said the two were transferred to the general prosecution for processing. |