The Hatharaliyadda Police have actually revealed a counterfeit currency note operation following a tip-off got last afternoon (20 ), worrying the circulation of phony currency in the area.The examination was initiated after a problem was gotten about an individual trying to utilize a fake Rs.
5,000 note at a local shop in Hatharaliyadda.Acting on this information, the cops nabbed a 32-year-old suspect from Uduwa, Kandy, who was found in ownership of counterfeit currency notes.Upon arrest, the suspect was found to be carrying 3 counterfeit Rs.
5,000 notes, two counterfeit Rs.
500 notes, and two counterfeit Rs.
100 notes.Subsequently, a search was performed at the suspects home, during which cops discovered: Nine printed sheets looking like fake Rs.
50 notes, Four sheets looking like counterfeit Rs.
100 notes, Four sheets looking like fake Rs.
500 notes, and Six sheets resembling counterfeit Rs.
5,000 notes.Further examinations led officers to a place in the Galagedara area believed to be connected to the production of the counterfeit currency notes.Although the alleged printer of the counterfeit currency notes was not present at the properties during the raid, cops seized a computer and a printer suspected to have actually been utilized in the production of the counterfeit currency notes.Hatharaliyadda Police are continuing additional examinations into the event.