Counterfeit seized in Kilinochchi [August 08 2013]

Four persons were taken into custody yesterday in connection with possessing counterfeit worth up to Rs.48, 000 from Kilinochchi and Vavuniya areas along with a set of equipment and material used to print them.

Kilinochchi Police arrested a person and found 28 fake Rs.1000 notes in his possession. After questioning the suspect the police arrested another man from Vavuniya who possessed 20 fake Rs.1000.

Following these arrests the police took two more persons into custody who had reportedly distributed and printed the counterfeit.

A computer, a printer, two bottles of ink and 15 sheets of concord printing paper were recovered questioning the last two suspects.

They will be produced before Kilinochchi Magistrate Courts today, the police said.