Possession of Fake Currency Lands Man Behind Bars

DUBAI — The Court of First Instance sentenced on Wednesday a Syrian man, in his seventies, to six months in jail for possession of seven counterfeit $100 bills, which he tried to circulate at a money exchange office.

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Published: Thu 22 Oct 2009, 10:08 PM

Last updated: Sun 5 Apr 2015, 9:12 PM

The police received a complaint on April 4 from a money exchange office against a resident possessingfake currency.

“He (the defendant) wanted to convert US currency into dirhams. He had eight $100 bills which were all fake but for one,” a staff alleged.

The money exchange staff said they could tell that the bills were counterfeit after touching them.

“Seven bills had the same serial numbers. I knew they were forged by scanning,” the witness claimed.

He also said that the Syrian alleged that he had got the money from another exchange office in a shopping centre.

“I asked him to wait a little and to give me his ID card, But he refused and became nervous,” the witness added.

When the Syrian walked out in a hurry from the exchange office the witness followed him and wrote down hiscar’s number.

The police was called and they seized the fake currency from him.

mary@khaleejtimes.ae

Published: Thu 22 Oct 2009, 10:08 PM

Last updated: Sun 5 Apr 2015, 9:12 PM

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