Eight arrested in fake money raid

Eight arrested in fake money raid

SURABAYA: Police have arrested eight alleged members of a
counterfeiting gang in a series of raids over the past couple of
weeks.

Police chief of detectives Maj. Edwin M.B. said on Wednesday
the eight men were arrested at their homes and were currently
being detained at Surabaya Police Headquarters.

The eight are Setyo Santoso alias Hok, 41 from Gresik; Lilik
Wahyu, 40, Eko Junaidi, 39, Ninik Sugiharti, 55, Bambang, 36, all
from Kediri; Imam Sanusi, 50, from Mojokerto; Kasan Amat, 48,
from Malang; and David, 40, from the Central Java town of
Kebumen.

A total of Rp 1 million in fake notes in Rp 50,000 and 20,000
denomination has been seized as evidence.

"We're still investigating whether the gang was part of the
counterfeit syndicate that (Col. ret) Soemarjono was involved
in," Edwin said.

The police are putting the final touches to their dossiers on
Col. (ret) Soemarjono, the main suspect in a Rp 4.7 billion
counterfeiting case, and 13 other suspects.

Soemarjono could be charged with producing and distributing
fake notes, a crime which carries a maximum sentence of between
nine and 15 years in jail.

He has repeatedly denied his role in the crime. (nur/edt)