Foreigners nabbed with $5b counterfeit notes<\/p>\n
I Wayan Juniartha, The Jakarta Post, Denpasar<\/p>\n
Police disclosed here on Thursday that they had detained two
\nforeigners from Senegal and Malawi, who allegedly stored
\nmaterials to produce some US$5 billion in counterfeit dollar
\nnotes in their possession.<\/p>\n
The police are still pursuing two other suspects in the case,
\nboth Nigerians, one of whom is believed to be the Asia-Pacific
\nring leader for the distribution of the counterfeit money.<\/p>\n
Bali Police spokesman Adj. Sr. Comr. Yatim Suyatmo confirmed
\nthe arrest, stating that the suspects were nabbed in two separate
\nraids at Hotel Artawan in Bali's prime tourism area of Kuta.<\/p>\n
Jullio, who holds a Senegalese passport, was nabbed on Jan. 8
\nin hotel room 203, while Barnet O'Brien, who holds a Malawian
\npassport, was arrested on Jan. 9 in room 206.<\/p>\n
Police officers seized three suitcases of materials for
\nproducing the dollar bills and several documents from Julio's and
\nO'Brien's rooms.<\/p>\n
\"Yet, both of them persistently denied that the suitcases
\nbelonged to them. Jullio accused O'Brien of making him the
\nscapegoat, and vice versa. They almost physically assaulted each
\nother in the interrogation room,\" a police detective said.<\/p>\n
The officers found two suitcases full of neatly-stacked black-
\ncolored 100 dollar bills. Meanwhile, inside the second suitcase,
\nthe officers found several plastic containers of various liquid
\nsubstances.<\/p>\n
\"We also found step-by-step instructions on how to mix the
\nvarious liquid substances to make the fake dollar notes,\" the
\ndetective said.<\/p>\n
The detective said the counterfeit notes were of such high
\nquality that they were able to elude the detection of the
\nportable ultra-violet money detectors commonly used at various
\nmoney changers and financial establishments in Bali.<\/p>\n
The arrests were made possible after police officers followed
\nthe lead in a fraud case, which linked the suspects with a Dutch
\nentrepreneur named Antonio.<\/p>\n
The Bali Police have deployed a special task force from its
\nintelligence division to track down the other two suspects, who
\nare still at large.<\/p>\n
\"Both are very smart and slick guys. They never stay more than
\none day at one place or hotel, hence it is very difficult to
\nlocate them,\" the detective said.<\/p>",
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